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Character Analysis Using STEAL Method

This document provides a graphic organizer called the STEAL method to analyze characters from readings. The STEAL method examines 5 ways authors indirectly reveal a character's personality: Speech, Thoughts, Effects on Others, Actions, and Looks. For each element, the organizer includes space to include evidence from the text, what each piece of evidence reveals about the character, and the associated page number. The overall goal is to use the STEAL analysis to describe the character's overall personality.

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Character Analysis Using STEAL Method

This document provides a graphic organizer called the STEAL method to analyze characters from readings. The STEAL method examines 5 ways authors indirectly reveal a character's personality: Speech, Thoughts, Effects on Others, Actions, and Looks. For each element, the organizer includes space to include evidence from the text, what each piece of evidence reveals about the character, and the associated page number. The overall goal is to use the STEAL analysis to describe the character's overall personality.

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STEAL Characterization Graphic Organizer

Student Name:
Character Name:

There are five different ways that an author can indirectly reveal the personality of the characters (Speech, Thoughts, Effects
on Others, Actions, Looks).
Use the STEAL method to analyze a character from your reading. Be sure to include the evidence, what it reveals and the page #.

SPEECH: Consider what the character THOUGHTS: Consider what is revealed EFFECT ON OTHERS: Consider what is
says, how they speak, and what this through the character’s private thoughts revealed through the character’s
reveals about them. and feelings. relationship with others.

He is optimistic and thinks He loves his family and would do


He is cooperative as he listened about the best in people. He anything for them including
to grandmother almost always looks at the bright side getting rid of the Python, this
instantly. of things as he believed that the shows that he is also selfless and
Python could be kind. puts others before his own needs.
ACTIONS: Consider what the character LOOKS: Consider the character’s body OVERALL: After you have examined all 5
does and what this says about their language, expression, and dress. What elements, how would you describe the
personality. does this reveal? character’s personality?

He is determined and strong.


He is hard working and He is strong as he was
He loves his family and he is
determined as he did not give up confident he could kill the
compassionate. He is also
when he couldn’t catch and kill Python with an umbrella
optimistic and hard working.
the Python
Lastly he is cooperative.

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