Indirect Characterisation

What is STEAL used for? Direct or indirect characterisation?

Direct or indirect: "The girl skipped all the way home while humming her favorite song."

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

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 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."

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.

Is this direct or indirect characterization? "When Gill passed gas in class, his face turned red".

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.

Direct or indirect: "Arthur doesn't do his homework," Nathaniel told her. "If he doesn't practice. He'll fail."

Is this direct or indirect characterization? "Larry looked tired"

What acronym did we learn to remember the indirect ways an author can tell us about a character?

What does STEAL stand for when thinking about characterization?

What would be appropriate text evidence to support this indirect trait? joyous

Direct or indirect: "Don Ricardo was mean-tempered and rude"

Is this direct or indirect characterization? Iman sat down and brushed back her raven black hair.

What would be appropriate text evidence to support this indirect trait? FRUSTRATED

Is this direct or indirect characterization? Mrs. Gwizdala forcefully pushed the laptop out of the way to snag the popcorn bag.

What would be appropriate text evidence to support this indirect trait? scared