STEAL-ing Spencer

See my super cool title for this post? You can feel free to include a cool title as well.

Below is a STEAL chart.  In class, we have discusses author's craft, and how he or she goes about creating a character.  As you know, this acronym stands for speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks.

As you can see, I have omitted the "thoughts," because I feel that I have not done enough observations of Spencer's thoughts to fill this section.  You may find that you end up omitting certain categories in your own work.

With that said, let's get to know Spencer.

S-peech

• Spencer sometimes touts herself as a "Hastings," and this implies that this name holds great weight.  We learn later in the narrative what it means to be a "Hastings."
• When Spencer's friends ask her to hang out, she often tells them that she is busy with some upper level subjects such as AP Physics. 

T-houghts

E-ffects on Others

• In her circle of girlfriends, Spencer is the go-to girl for al things academic. She is a leader, and is in an academic club.

A-ctions

• Spencer is a go-getter, and she does not allow people around her to stop her.
• Spencer is the type of gal who prioritizes, and does not back down easily.
• In the context of the mystery that is the plot of Pretty Little Liars, Spencer is a character who 

L- ooks

• In the show Pretty Little Liars, Spencer has dark brown hair.  
• Spencer is taller than the rest of her friends.   

Introduction: What is this blog about?

What is this blog about?

This blog is about character analysis. I will be analyzing Spencer Hastings of Pretty Little Liars.  The commentary written is of my own observations after watching the hit television show.  I will discuss Spencer Hastings' role as a character in this narrative.  Some of the topics I will include are: explicit and implicit characteristics, textual evidence, and a few of her favorite things.

Who is the author?

I am Ms. Moreland, and I am a student teacher in a sixth grade Language Arts class in Colorado. I am currently in training to teach Secondary English. (Grades 6-12th).

Why am I writing this blog? 

I am writing this blog to show my students an example of what their character blogs should look like. As an instructor, I am also creating this assignment to understand more about the process of thinking students will have to undergo in order to complete this assignment.

I am also writing my character blog about a character from a hit television show opposed to a novel. The premise of the assignment is still the same. When I assign this to my students, they will do this for characters from the novel: The Watson's Go To Birmingham.