Who are Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert? , Talk about where they are from, when they became famous, and why they are so well known and respected. , Why did people tune in for years to watch them on television?, What does the word rival mean?, Discuss the author’s statement, “Most rivals don’t like each other. Some rivals HATE each other." , Why would sports rivals such as tennis players dislike or hate each other? Where else is their rivalry besides the sports world?, Explain what the Cold War was and why it meant the two players “were supposed to distrust and despise" each other. Why do you think they became friends as well as rivals? , Analyze the narrative voice and what makes it different from the voice in many books, starting before the title page with the first line: “Hey, guy—yeah, I’m talking to you.” Who is speaking? Who is the narrator speaking to? , Analyze how the narrator uses questions. What's your reaction to the narrative voice?, Some words appear in all capital letters, in a larger, bolder typeface than the words around them. Find examples of this and discuss what effect the larger word has when you're reading the sentence., what effect the larger woWhat’s the effect of using exclamation points with the larger words and in other places? , What kind of effort and emotional strength does it take to be a great tennis player? Point to, places in the text that help explain why each woman excelled at tennis., Why is the story of Martina and Chrissie important? Discuss the statement that they made each other "better players, and better people, too.", How do the illustrations create excitement when they are depicting tennis matches, especially the French Open?, How do the illustrations show the ups and downs in the players’ friendship?, Find places where the pictures convey information and emotion not mentioned in the text and discuss how that adds to the story.  , When Chrissie won a match in the U.S. Open in 1971 as a teenager, she lost the tournament, but “won something better: the hearts of the fans.” What does it mean to win the hearts of the fans? How is that better than winning a tournament?  , When did Martina win the hearts of the fans, and how did she do it?, If you go just by the numbers, Martina might be considered the better player of the two. Why does the narrator say that numbers never tell the whole story and that no rivalry is just about the numbers?,

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