STEALing Character Traits
"Awesome Mom, you are so kind to me!"
What is what the character says.
The turning point of a story
What is the climax?
Evan ran as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile?
I will win this game!
What is first person POV?
These appeal to the reader's senses
What are sensory details?
"So skinny you could see a pulse in his chest!"
What is what does the character look like?
Hints of what will happen in the future
What is foreshadowing?
The bacon sizzled in the pan .
What is onomatopoeia?
Landen and Jackson were thinking they would win the game.
The answer to the question or prompt
What is the claim?
He was so selfish, no one liked him much.
What is what do others think of him?
Setting and characters at the start of a story
What is the Exposition?
Big Bird burped loudly in the bank.
What is alliteration?
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What is second person POV?
Getting all your ideas down on paper
What is prewriting?
"You make me want to be a better person when I am around you!"
What is what the character's effect on others?
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is the conflict?
Can we shoot the breeze?
What is an idiom?
Abby was thrilled when she won the game!
What is 3rd person limited?
Text evidence
What is a quote?
She was short with long blond hair and a freckled nose.
What is what does the character look like?
The author's universal statement about life
What is theme?
The desk danced across the floor during the earthquake.
What is personification?
He's a boy who lives on the streets.
What is 3rd person limited?
Adding, deleting, or rearranging information
What is revision?