Developing a Thesis Statement

What is a main idea?

• the central point of a piece of writing
• the information that supports the topic sentence
• the most interesting detail in a book
• the punctuation used in a paragraph

What might be the main idea of a text titled "Sugar, Healthy Food and You"

• Tomatoes are good for you.

• Strawberries have seeds on the outside.

• It's important to eat healthy foods.

• Spinach is good for your bones.

If you read an essay about how important recycling is to our environment, what is the topic?

• littering
• plastic
• recycling
• paper

If you read an essay about how important recycling is to our environment, what is the main idea?

• People shouldn't make so much plastic.
• People should pick up trash.
• People should eat healthy food.
• Recycling is important to protect the environment.

A SUPPORTING detail explains the main idea in a text. What does SUPPORT mean?

• to search and find

• to hold up and help

• to end

• to write

What are supporting details?

• Useless

• Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling

• Details about the text that tell you about the setting

• Details from the text that develop the main idea

What is the function of a thesis statement?

• Presents the main idea of an essay

• Presents the main idea of a body paragraph

• Introduces the texts focused on in the essay

Your ​ (a)   Statement should establish the ​ (b)   about your ​ (c)   .

• Thesis
• main idea
• topic
• GOAT

Match the following

• Topic

• 
• Visual Evidence

• Indigenous Representation

• Works Cited

• 
• Thesis Statement

• Since the founding of this nation, Native Americans have been undervalued and under-represented in Congress.

• Supporting Detail

• 

To what extent do you understand how do write the thesis statement for your infographics?

• I got this!

• I think I understand them!

• I need more practice to better understand them.