STEAL
This component of STEAL requires you to rephrase the prompt into a direct, debatable assertion that acts as the main claim of your paragraph.
S - Stating the claim
This acronym FANBOYS stands for...
What is FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)?
What do the stems BIO (as in biology) and AQUA (as in aquarium) mean?
BIO = Life; AQUA = Water.
1. Identify the error type in this sentence: "Because Tommy had an adorable bowl cut in his childhood."
(Which one is it?: run-on, sentence fragment, or comma splice)
2. And how do you fix it?
Sentence Fragment? (Fix: Attach it to an independent clause: "Because Tommy had an adorable bowl cut in his childhood, everyone smiled.")
Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause?
"Although Gerald went early to his appointment"
Dependent clause
When inserting evidence (quotes) into a STEAL paragraph, you must include this punctuation and citation format to avoid plagiarizing.
quotation marks and MLA page/author citations?
1. Identify the conjunction in this sentence
2. and state whether it is coordinating or subordinating:
"We stayed inside because the rain was falling heavily."
What is "because" (Subordinating conjunction)?
If AUDI means "hear" and CRED means "believe," what does it mean if a story is incredible?
a story that is not believable
Identify the error type in this sentence: "The bell rang loudly the students rushed out into the hallway."
(run on, comma splice, sentence fragment)
And how do you fix it?
Run-on Sentence (Fix: Add a period, a semicolon, or a comma + FANBOYS: "The bell rang loudly, so the students rushed out.")
Identify the sentence type: "My older brother painted the fence, and my sister cleaned the yard."
(Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex)
Compound Sentence
This section of the paragraph answers the question "So what?" by explaining how the quote proves your claim, rather than just retelling the plot.
What is Analysis / Commentary (the A)?
Combine these two independent clauses using a coordinating conjunction and correct punctuation: "The alarm rang at 6:00 AM." / "Maya stayed in bed."
What is "The alarm rang at 6:00 AM, but Maya stayed in bed."* (or yet / so)?
Identify the two stems in the word "Autograph" (or Autoscrib) and state their combined literal meaning.
AUTO (Self) + GRAPH/SCRIB (Write) = "Self-written" (a signature).
Identify the error type in this sentence: "Maya studied all night for the exam, she felt confident on Friday morning."
How do you fix it?
What is a Comma Splice? (Fix: Change to "Maya studied all night for the exam, so she felt confident..." or use a semicolon/period.)
Identify the sentence type: "Students will review their study guides before they take the final exam."
Complex
A student writes 5 sentences summarizing the entire chapter before dropping in their quote. Which part of STEAL did they overload, and what should it actually be?
They overloaded Textual Context (the T), which should only provide brief background information necessary to understand the quote.
What kind of clause is this? And why?
"Although Tommy wanted to sleep."
"Dependent clause" and "Although" (subordinating conjunction)?
Match these two stems to their meanings: CIDE and ARCHY
CIDE = Kill; ARCHY = Government / Rule.
Fix this comma splice using the I , cc I structure: "The rain stopped, we went outside."
The rain stopped, so we went outside.
Although the cold rain fell outside, the warm fire kept everyone cozy, so nobody wanted to leave."
Compound-Complex
Explain the difference between the opening CLAIM (S) and the closing Lasting Impression (L) in a STEAL paragraph.
The Claim introduces the specific claim of the paragraph, while the Lasting Impression synthesizes the evidence to leave a broader takeaway or final thought.
1.Name the specific punctuation mark that MUST be placed before a conjunction when it connects two independent clauses.
2. Identify kind of conjunction MUST be used to connect the two independent clauses?
What is COMMA and COORDINATING CONJUNCTION?
Break down the word "Anthropology" into its two stems (ANTHROPO and LOGY) and give its full definition.
ANTHROPO (Man / Human) + LOGY (Study / Science) = The study of humans/humanity.
Identify the specific error in this sentence and explain why it is incorrect: "Although the fire kept everyone warm inside."
Sentence Fragment
(Explanation: It begins with a subordinating conjunction "Although," making it a dependent clause D that requires an independent clause I to complete the thought).
Convert this Simple Sentence into a Compound-Complex Sentence: "Tommy had a bowl cut in his childhood."
"Although Tommy had a bowl cut in his childhood, he loved his hair, and his friends thought it was cute." (Accept any response containing at least 1 dependent clause + 2 independent clauses).