STEAL PRACTICE

What does the acronym STEAL help you understand?

• Direct Characterization

• Whether a character is good or evil.

• Explicit Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

What kind of STEAL or Indirect Characterization does this short passage contain?: "Courtney asked her neighbor if she could borrow an egg to complete a recipe that she had already started. The next day Courtney returned an egg to her neighbor along with a thank you card expressing her sincere gratitude."

• SPEECH

• INNER THOUGHTS

• EFFECT ON OTHERS

• ACTIONS

• LOOKS

What aspect (or character trait) of the character Courtney does this incident in this text reveal?: "Courtney asked her neighbor if she could borrow an egg to complete a recipe that she had already started. The next day Courtney returned an egg to her neighbor along with a thank you card expressing her sincere gratitude."

• Unkind

• Wealthy

• Generous

• Courteous

What kind of STEAL or Indirect Characterization does this short passage contain?: "Craig is a football player training over the summer for next season. The coach demands that all players come in at 6:00 AM and lift weights until 8:00 AM, when practice begins. Craig gets there at 5:00 AM to begin his training."

• THOUGHTS

• ACTIONS

• EFFECT ON OTHERS

• LOOKS

What aspect (or character trait) of the character Craig does this incident in this text reveal?: "Craig is a football player training over the summer for next season. The coach demands that all players come in at 6:00 AM and lift weights until 8:00 AM, when practice begins. Craig gets there at 5:00 AM to begin his training."

• Hardworking

• Careless

• Strong

• Dashing

What kind of STEAL or Indirect Characterization does this short passage contain?:

“I ain’t gonna leave you here, Ma’am . . . not with you needin’ help and all,” Jimmy said

as he walked back to his truck to get the jack. “I’d help anybody who needed it; my momma

taught me better’en to just leave people. The good Lord’ll make it up to me.”

“I don’t know . . .,” Linda stuttered. She had barely rolled down her window to hear

Jimmy when he had left his pick-up truck and offered help. “You know what they say about

your kind . . .”

• THOUGHTS

• LOOKS

• ACTIONS

• SPEECH

What aspect (or character trait) of the character Jimmy does this incident in this text reveal?:

“I ain’t gonna leave you here, Ma’am . . . not with you needin’ help and all,” Jimmy said

as he walked back to his truck to get the jack. “I’d help anybody who needed it; my momma

taught me better’en to just leave people. The good Lord’ll make it up to me.”

“I don’t know . . .,” Linda stuttered. She had barely rolled down her window to hear

Jimmy when he had left his pick-up truck and offered help. “You know what they say about

your kind . . .”

• Helpful

• Unpleasant

• Awkward

• Threatening

What aspect (or character trait) of the character Linda does this incident in this text reveal?:

“I ain’t gonna leave you here, Ma’am . . . not with you needin’ help and all,” Jimmy said

as he walked back to his truck to get the jack. “I’d help anybody who needed it; my momma

taught me better’en to just leave people. The good Lord’ll make it up to me.”

“I don’t know . . .,” Linda stuttered. She had barely rolled down her window to hear

Jimmy when he had left his pick-up truck and offered help. “You know what they say about

your kind . . .”

• Kind

• Grateful

• Prejudiced

• Serious