STEAL Characterization - Lesson and Activities
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Grade Levels
6th - 9th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.6.3
CCSSRL.7.3
CCSSRL.8.3
CCSSRL.9-10.3
Formats Included
- Zip
Pages
22 pages
Plans by Mrs B
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What educators are saying
This was a great lesson to explore both direct and indirect characterization. The materials were high quality and engaging.
Loved the guided notes, presentation and practice activities. Easy to use and my students were engaged.
Description
STEAL Characterization Lesson and Activities
STEAL is an acronym to help students remember the tools used by author to bring characters to life: speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks. This resource has everything you need to teach students about indirect characterization….
★ An engaging (and editable!) presentation uses real-life examples and provides frequent checks-for-understanding.
★ Students follow along using the Cloze notes.
★ Then students practice applying the STEAL method of characterization to excerpts from 8 short stories.
★ Once students have the strategy down, there is a graphic organizer you can use to analyze characters in ANY short story or novel.
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What’s Included in this resource:
✔ 10-Slide Lesson Presentation (PDF, PPTX, and Google Slides included)
✔ Cloze Notes
✔ STEAL Practice with short story excerpts
✔ Graphic Organizer to use the strategy with ANY text
✔ Answer key included for STEAL practice and Cloze notes
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Common Core Standards:
Reading Literature 3: Analyze characters and how their actions/dialogue move the plot forward
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STEAL is an acronym to help students remember the tools used by author to bring characters to life: speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks. This resource has everything you need to teach students about indirect characterization….
★ An engaging (and editable!) presentation uses real-life examples and provides frequent checks-for-understanding.
★ Students follow along using the Cloze notes.
★ Then students practice applying the STEAL method of characterization to excerpts from 8 short stories.
★ Once students have the strategy down, there is a graphic organizer you can use to analyze characters in ANY short story or novel.
*****************************************************************************
What’s Included in this resource:
✔ 10-Slide Lesson Presentation (PDF, PPTX, and Google Slides included)
✔ Cloze Notes
✔ STEAL Practice with short story excerpts
✔ Graphic Organizer to use the strategy with ANY text
✔ Answer key included for STEAL practice and Cloze notes
*****************************************************************************
Common Core Standards:
Reading Literature 3: Analyze characters and how their actions/dialogue move the plot forward
*****************************************************************************
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Article of the Week Templates
RACE: Short Written Response Strategy
Prove It! Using Text Evidence to Support Claims
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*****************************************************************************
Customer Tips
~ Get credit toward future TPT purchases by going to your Purchases page and leaving feedback. In addition to getting credit, your feedback helps me know what I'm doing well and what I can improve on (which is greatly appreciated)!
~ Be the first to know about new resources and promotions by clicking the Green Follow Me button next to my store logo. :)
~ Email me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. I'd love to hear from you!
Total Pages
22 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
3 days
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.6.3
Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
CCSSRL.7.3
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
CCSSRL.8.3
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
CCSSRL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
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