LA Skills Assessment

Identify the part of STEAL: Owen looked around to see if anyone was coming, then quietly took the girl’s cellphone from her purse and slipped it in his pocket.

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on Others

• Actions

• Looks

Identify the part of STEAL: Keith always looked like he’d just jumped out of bed.  His clothes were rumpled, his socks were mismatched and his hair stuck up all over.

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on Others

• Actions

• Looks

Keith always looked like he’d just jumped out of bed.  His clothes were rumpled, his socks were mismatched and his hair stuck up all over.

What does this tell us about Keith?

• He is worried.

• He is confident.

• He is sloppy.

• He is excited.

Identify the part of STEAL: Cassie watched the tall 8th grader position herself between her most recent victim and the classroom doorway.  Instinctively, Cassie started to race for the safety of her next class.  Then, she hesitated.  She saw the fear on the little kid’s face and thought, “How can I leave her?”

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on Others

• Actions

• Looks

Identify the part of STEAL: When the President of the United States entered the room, everyone stood up and started clapping.

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on Others

• Actions

• Looks

When the President of the United States entered the room, everyone stood up and started clapping.

What does this tell us about the president?

• The president is respected.

• The president is funny.

• The president is furious.

• The president is clever.

Identify the part of STEAL: Emily’s softball team was down two points in the championship with bases loaded.  “There’s no way I’m letting them beat us,” said Emily to her teammate, and hit a homerun when she got up to bat, winning the championship for her team.

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on Others

• Actions

• Looks

Emily’s softball team was down two points in the championship with bases loaded.  “There’s no way I’m letting them beat us,” said Emily to her teammate, and hit a homerun when she got up to bat, winning the championship for her team.

What does this tell us about Emily?

• She is nervous.

• She is confident.

• She is tired.

• She is adventurous.

Identify the type of conflict: Sarah can not decide which movie she should see with her friends at the movie theater.

• character vs. self

• character vs. character

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

Identify the type of conflict: It took Mrs. Moran two hours to get to school because of the flooded roads.

• character vs. self

• character vs. character

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society