STEAL Characterization
What the character says. What they say tells the readers about them.
What is speech?
The readers are introduced to the setting and characters.
What is the Exposition?
Words or phrases that describe certain parts of a picture.
What is labels?
This point of view uses cue words such as "I," "my," and "me."
What is first-person point of view?
A word that describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
This is revealed through the character’s thoughts and actions.
What are thoughts?
This occurs after the falling action and reveals the outcome of the story.
What is the Resolution?
Words below a pictures that tell you about a picture.
What is a Caption?
This point of view uses cue words such as "they," "them," "he," and "she."
What is third-person point of view?
This type of word connects two independent clauses with a comma placed before it.
What is a FANBOYS?
This is revealed by the character’s effect on other people. This is how other characters behave in reaction to the character.
What are effects?
This reveals the conflict to the readers and leads to the climax of the story.
What is the Rising Action?
The name of a book or article.
What is a title?
This point of view uses cue words such as "you" and "your."
What is second-person point of view?
A word that describes an action.
What is a verb?
This is what the character does and how they behave.
What are actions?
This occurs directly after the climax. The readers begin to learn how the conflict affects the characters.
What is the Falling Action?
A few words that tell what a paragraph or section will be about.
What is a heading?
This point of view relates the events of the story from the perspective of only one character.
What is third-person limited point of view?
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What is the Vietnam War?
This is what the character looks like and how it impacts other aspects of the story.
What are looks?
This is the turning point of the story. It is the most intense part of the story when and where the "action" takes place.
What is the Climax?
A list of important words from the book with their meanings.
What is glossary?
This point of view relates the events of the story from the perspective of several characters.
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
The lesson that the author wants the reader to learn. It should be a general statement that is NOT specific to a particular story.
What is a theme?