Can you write a

Whingdingdilly

of a summary?

Meet the Whingdingdilly.

What do you notice?

Here’s the head.

Let’s think of this as the MAIN IDEA

What is the best main idea for this animal?

A.A whingdingdilly looks silly.

B.A wingdingdilly is made up of many different animal parts.

C.Wingdingdillies do not exist.

CORRECT!

A wingdingdilly is made up of many different animal

parts.

Here’s the body.

This is where we will find

the supporting

details.

Which sentence is a good example of a supporting

detail?A.The main part of a

whingdingdilly is the body of a camel.

B.I have never seen anything so preposterous.

C.I wonder if a whingdingdilly actually exists.

Which sentence is a good example of a supporting

detail?A.Camels have humps.

B.I want a wingdingdilly for a pet.

C.A wingdingdilly has the neck of a giraffe.

Which sentence is a good example of a supporting

detail?A.A wingdingdilly also has antlers like a deer and legs like a zebra and an elephant.

B.Whingdingdillies have a funny name.

C.A wingdingdilly looks absurd!

Here’s what we have so far.What’s missing?

A wingdingdilly is made up of many different animal parts. The main part of a whingdingdilly is the body of a camel. A wingdingdilly has the neck of a giraffe. A wingdingdilly also has antlers like a deer and legs like a zebra and an elephant.

Correct, again!We are missing

the tail. That’s the wrap-up

sentence in a summary.

Which sentence is a good example of a wrap-up

sentence?

A. I don’t know what a whingdingdilly would eat.

B.Whingdingdillies have lots of fur.

C.All of the different body parts make a wingdingdilly look preposterous.

So do you think we have written a wingdingdilly of a summary?

Check it out!

A wingdingdilly is made up of many different animal parts.

Main Idea

Supporting Details

Wrap-upSentence

The main part of a whingdingdilly is the body of a camel. A wingdingdilly has the neck of a giraffe. This strange animal also has antlers like a deer and legs like a zebra and an elephant.

All of these different body parts make a wingdingdilly look preposterous.