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    This document provides guidance on how authors build characterization in novels. It explains that authors use direct or indirect characterization. Direct characterization tells the reader about a character, while indirect characterization provides clues about a character through their speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks (STEAL). The document instructs students to analyze examples from their summer reading novel using the STEAL method and note what can be inferred about the character. It includes a graphic organizer for students to record their analysis.

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    Reader's Understanding of A Character's Personality?

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    This document provides guidance on how authors build characterization in novels. It explains that authors use direct or indirect characterization. Direct characterization tells the reader about a character, while indirect characterization provides clues about a character through their speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks (STEAL). The document instructs students to analyze examples from their summer reading novel using the STEAL method and note what can be inferred about the character. It includes a graphic organizer for students to record their analysis.

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    This document provides guidance on how authors build characterization in novels. It explains that authors use direct or indirect characterization. Direct characterization tells the reader about a character, while indirect characterization provides clues about a character through their speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks (STEAL). The document instructs students to analyze examples from their summer reading novel using the STEAL method and note what can be inferred about the character. It includes a graphic organizer for students to record their analysis.

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    Reader's Understanding of A Character's Personality?

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    This document provides guidance on how authors build characterization in novels. It explains that authors use direct or indirect characterization. Direct characterization tells the reader about a character, while indirect characterization provides clues about a character through their speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks (STEAL). The document instructs students to analyze examples from their summer reading novel using the STEAL method and note what can be inferred about the character. It includes a graphic organizer for students to record their analysis.

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    Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________ Period: _____

    Essential Question: How does an author build characterization in a novel to enhance the
    reader’s understanding of a character’s personality?

    Characterization is the way an author develops characters in a story. Sometimes authors use direct
    characterization, where they directly tell the reader what a character is like. Other times they use
    indirect characterization, where they give the reader hints or clues about a character through the way
    the character acts in different situations.

    (REMEMBER STEAL: Speech, Thoughts, Effect (on others), Actions and Looks

    Speech What does the character say? How does the character speak?

    Thoughts What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings?

    Effect (on What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people? How do other characters feel
    or behave in reaction to the character?
    others)

    Actions What does the character do? How does the character behave?

    Looks What does the character look like? How does the character dress?
    DIRECTIONS: Complete the following graphic organizer by recording examples from the text (summer reading book) and
    then record what can be inferred about the character based on the example. HOMEWORK: Choose any two methods of
    S.T.E.A.L. and complete using any one of your summer reading novels.

    Characterization Example from text What can be inferred (guessed or


    method
    (Needs to be a QUOTE) Provide p. # assumed) from the example?

    Character’s

    Speech: This reveals that….


    What does the
    character say?
    How does the
    character speak? Example:
    “I just can’t do it!” Marcus exclaimed. “I’m not good at
    This reveals that Susie is kind-hearted
    writing and I can’t get my thoughts out on paper clearly.” and helpful to those in need. She
    “Don’t worry about it. I can help you after school. It’s not recognizes that Marcus is nervous and
    as difficult as it seems. Sometimes you need to clear your unsure of how to improve his writing
    head and work through it step by step. Come by after
    school and we’ll do it together” Susie recommended. therefore she offers to help him after
    P. 67 school.
    This reveals that….
    Character’s

    Thoughts:
    What is revealed
    through the
    character’s private
    thoughts and
    feelings?

    This reveals that….


    Character’s

    Effect (on
    others):
    What is revealed
    through the
    character’s effect
    on other people?
    How do other
    characters feel or
    behave in reaction
    to the character?
    (For those who
    want an additional
    challenge.)
    This reveals that….
    Character’s

    Actions:
    What does the
    character do? How
    does the character
    behave?

    Character’s
    This reveals that….
    Looks:
    What does the
    character look
    like? How does the
    character dress?
    (For those who
    want an additional
    challenge.)

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