Activity 1B Writing a Thesis Statement Below is an excerpt from a government report on trash. Read the facts
and then write a strong thesis statement.
Municipal Solid Waste
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)-more commonly known as
trash or garbage--consists of everyday items we use and then
throw away, such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture,
clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, and
batteries
• In 1960 the United States generated 88 million tons of
municipal solid waste (MSW): almost 83 million tons were
disposed of in landfills. Just over 6 percent was recycled.
• MSW generation continued to increase until 2007, when it
was 257 million tons; 140 million tons went to landfills, and
about 31 percent was recycled. After 2007 the rate of genera-
tion began to decrease.
• In 2011 the United States generated 250 million tons of MSW;
134 million tons went to landfills, and over 34 percent was
recycled.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency.
Thesis Statement:

it should talk aobut the main ideas of the story

Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the type of supporting detail is fact!