What's New Activity 1 Directions: Determine whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE 1. The best thesis statements are formed into a question. 2. It is best to use a quote in your thesis statement to support your point of view. 3. The thesis statement should express a main idea that links to supporting details in the body paragraphs. 4. An outline is general plan of your writing, 5. A thesis statement contains the elements of risk, uncertainty, and challenge. 6. Supporting details contain facts, examples, statements, and ideas that guide in understanding the topic sentence. 7. The topic sentence controls the ideas in the rest of the paragraph. 8. A scratch outline is like sentence outline. 9. A scratch outline is also called a working outline.