What does a thesis statement do? - it shows readers that the writer knows the topic well.
- it tells readers what the report will show or prove.
- it gives readers a general idea of what a report’s topic is.
- it tells the writer what topic should be researched.

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.