The Ballad of John Henry Crossword Puzzle

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A 10-clue crossword introducing the folk ballad of John Henry, the legendary African-American railroad steel driver. Clues cover literary terms like stanza and ballad, period vocabulary like steam drill and locomotive, and the historical context of the story. Use it as a pre-reading or post-reading activity for Grades 4–6 students studying the ballad in poetry or history units.