DIDLS - Detail

DIDLS

Detail

Details

the facts that the writer chooses to include or omit to support the attitude, tone, argument, claim, or description.

Details can be concrete, abstract, or sensory.

Questions to ask when analyzing details

• What details are does the author choose to include?   

• What do they imply?

• What does the author choose to exclude?

• What are the connotations of their choice of details?

Practice Sheet

Think about a trip to the mall/store

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Make a list of details you might focus on during a shopping trip:

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Decide your focus: people, clothes, food, commercialism, stores, activities, specific parts of the mall. Write your focus:

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Write down your attitude: happy, critical, neutral, mocking, angry.

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List as many details that you can use to support your focus and develop your attitude. Choose only details that help convey your focus and attitude.