Characterization and STEAL

In today’s class we took notes on characterization. We learned two different ways authors will portray their character. Direct characterization, when the author tells us the kind of character the person is. Indirect characterization, when the author uses different techniques to have us figure out the kind of character the person is. We learned an acronym that helps us understand these different techniques (STEAL). S stand for speak, T stands for thoughts, E stands for effects, A stands for actions, and L stands for looks. Lastly we did a worksheet where we had different characters from The Rockpile, and we had to provide of an example of each STEAL, and how that tells us a certain character trait about them.

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