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What acronym did we learn to remember the indirect ways an author can tell us about a character?
STEAL
The subway car fell immediately into silence. As he sat down you could tell that the people on either side of him were anxious to move, but they didn't want to be noticed. Name the element of Characterization
Effect on others
What does STEAL stand for when thinking about characterization?
Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks
What is STEAL used for? Direct or indirect characterisation?
Indirect
Which part of STEAL reveals the characters traits in this example: How is the character's traits revealed? He wiped his hands nervously on his pants, breathed a deep sigh, and begin to head to the airport welcoming area.
Actions
How is the character's traits revealed? Which part of STEAL? Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk. Thinking back to that morning, she felt bad about the way she had talked to her mom.
thoughts and actions
Direct or indirect: "The girl skipped all the way home while humming her favorite song."
Indirect
Direct or indirect: "Arthur doesn't do his homework," Nathaniel told her. "If he doesn't practice. He'll fail."
Indirect
Direct or indirect: "His wife walked briskly in front of him in a faded sundress that hadn't fit her correctly since the birth of their second son."
Indirect
Indirect or direct: "Alfie was a little weird - into sci-fi and comic books, but he was mature for his age and knowledgeable about many things."
Direct
Direct or indirect: "Don Ricardo was mean-tempered and rude"
Direct
What would be appropriate text evidence to support this indirect trait? scared
answers vary
What would be appropriate text evidence to support this indirect trait? joyous
answers vary
What would be appropriate text evidence to support this indirect trait? FRUSTRATED
answers vary
Is this direct or indirect characterization? Mrs. Gwizdala forcefully pushed the laptop out of the way to snag the popcorn bag.
Indirect
Is this direct or indirect characterization? "When Gill passed gas in class, his face turned red".
Indirect
Is this direct or indirect characterization? "Larry looked tired"
Direct
Is this direct or indirect characterization? Iman sat down and brushed back her raven black hair.
Direct
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