10. What is a thesis statement?

a
sentence that sums up the main idea of your composition

an implied idea that will be developed throughout a paragraph

the audience and purpose of a composition

a generalization about the evidence you are going to present

Asking questions from a text while reading with what?

Who are the antagonists in the story "ali baba and the 40 thieves", and are they're bad guys?

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these