Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Thesis statements,Whats the big idea?,A thesis statement is not,a statement of fact.,“Chihuahuas are a small,breed of dog.,A thesis statement is your essays controlling idea.Its the big idea.,Its a statement that you,need and intend to prove in the essay.,First,think of your thesis statement as a debating question:,“Resolved:Dogs make God-awful pets.,Next,drop the“resolved.,“Dogs make,God-awful pets.,Then sharpen the thesis.,Add the word“because or,one of its equivalents and,finish the thought.,“Dogs make God-awful pets,they require time-consuming TLC,theyre slobbering mess makers,and,they cost an arm and a leg to care for.,