STEAL Character Analysis Worksheet

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🎯 WALT: Analyse characters using the STEAL method

STEAL Method: Speech • Thoughts • Effects on others • Actions • Looks

1. What does STEAL help us understand about characters?

Only their physical appearance

Their personality, conflicts, and growth

Just what they say to others

Only their thoughts and feelings

2. Which STEAL elements focus on how a character interacts with the world around them? (Select all that apply)

Speech

Thoughts

Effects on others

Actions

Looks

3. SPEECH: Find a quote that shows how Blacky speaks. What does his speech reveal about his personality?

Quote: "_________________________________"

4. THOUGHTS: What does Blacky think about his community or family? Provide evidence.

5. EFFECTS ON OTHERS: How do other characters respond to Blacky? Give a specific example.

6. ACTIONS: What key actions define Blacky's character? Choose one important action and explain its significance.

7. LOOKS: How is Blacky described physically or symbolically in the text?

8. Using your STEAL analysis, complete this sentence with evidence:

"Blacky's character shows _________________ because _________________"

9. How does understanding Blacky through STEAL help you appreciate the novel's themes of identity, belonging, and race relations?

10. Exit Ticket: Using STEAL, I learned that Blacky is _____________ because _____________