One way to relate words is to group them into categories. When you think of how words are related, you can better understand each word in the group.

Use a Word Web In “The Challenge,” José challenges Estela to a game of racquetball. From reading the story, you know that racquetball is a kind of sport in which players use racquets to hit a ball on a court. What other sports are similar to racquetball? Make a Word Web for the category “sports that use racquets.”

Word Web

Build Categories This list shows categories of things in “The Challenge.” Build a Word Web of related words for each category.

• 1. sports

• 2. clothing

• 3. feelings

• 4. food

• 5. school

Explain to a partner how the words in each category belong together.

MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY

• 1 Compare Sports Reports Compare a printed news report and a television news report of the same sporting event. Make a T chart that answers these questions:

  • • How does each report present the facts?

  • • What features, such as photographs or video clips, are in each report?

  • • How does each report use visuals, color, sounds, and motion?

  T Chart

  Print	TV
  • Uses writing	• Uses speaking

• 2 Discuss Opinions Which report did a better job of informing you? Entertaining you? Discuss your opinions with a partner. Give examples to support your answer.