Name: _________________________________ Date:_________________ Period: _____________

STEAL Characterization Chart

Title: ________________________________ Pages ____________ Character’s Name______________________
When should you write Textual Evidence down? In the RESPONSE column, reflect upon the textual
evidence. (Why? / how?)
• You learn something significant about a • Give personal reactions to the text, the
character characters, the situation
• You agree or disagree with something a • Tell what it reminds you of from your own
character says or does experiences
• Compare the text to other characters

Page # Textual Evidence Response

S What does the
character say?
How does he/she
speak?

T What is revealed
through the
character’s
private thoughts?

E What is this
character’s effect
on other
characters? How
do other
characters act
around him or
her?
A What are the
character’s
actions? How
does he/she
behave?
L What does the
character look
like?