STEAL Characterization Chart Any Story Character Analysis

Description

This STEAL chart can be used to help your students analyze characterization in any short story or novel. STEAL is one of the most popular ways to have students successfully analyze character; it stands for speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks.

This chart includes space for text evidence (quotes) and space for analysis of the text evidence to help students draw conclusions.

There are two options included:

Concise one-page chart
Two-page chart that also asks students to summarize their analysis and draw conclusions about the character

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STEAL Characterization Chart Any Story Character Analysis

Name: STEAL Characterization Chart Any Story Character Analysis
Brand: Teach Lead Shine
SKU: 9035428
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.82 (11 reviews)

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Grades

6th - 12th

Subjects

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Description

This chart includes space for text evidence (quotes) and space for analysis of the text evidence to help students draw conclusions.

There are two options included:

Concise one-page chart
Two-page chart that also asks students to summarize their analysis and draw conclusions about the character

PDF

Report this resource to TPT

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Rated 4.82 out of 5, based on 11 reviews

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super easy to print and use

Rated 5 out of 5

July 1, 2026

Met expectations

Would purchase more

This fits perfectly with HMH and independent reads. Super simple and easy to use.

Ellen F.

851 reviews • South Carolina

Grades taught: 5th

Well thought out

Rated 5 out of 5

April 14, 2026

Met expectations

Would purchase more

I needed a quick resource for teaching characterization and this fit the bill. Worked great

Melanie J.

10 reviews

Grades taught: 3rd, 4th

Easy to Use

Rated 5 out of 5

February 27, 2026

Met expectations

Would purchase more

A nice handout to use with any story. Students are practicing locating indirect characterization with the STEAL method.

Kelly R.

41 reviews • Outside the United States

Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

A great resource

Rated 5 out of 5

November 25, 2025

Met expectations

Would purchase more

This was a helpful resource. I used it for students to make notes, and then they also used it to complete the assignments each time we read the literature.

Alyse Adams

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229 reviews • Arizona

Grades taught: 7th, 8th

Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties

Rated 5 out of 5

July 14, 2025

Loved this resource! Makes helping students identify characterization so easy!

Destiney Warren

(TPT Seller)

6 reviews

Grades taught: 9th

Rated 4 out of 5

April 25, 2025

Great baseline template for students who struggle with characterization

Lena C.

42 reviews

Grades taught: 10th

Student populations: Learning difficulties

Rated 5 out of 5

March 18, 2025

I used this resource during my Novel Study for our skills block, and it introduced me to this method, STEAL. I enjoyed using it as a student intern, and I plan on using it in my future classroom!

Justyce A.

3 reviews

Grades taught: 5th

Rated 5 out of 5

September 4, 2024

This was a simple and effective way to teach my students characterization. Thank you!

Maria P.

31 reviews

Grades taught: 9th