Writing a Thesis Statement
Links to Thesis Statement Sites

Regulation of cell phone usage is needed because drivers are seriously impaired and because laws on negligent and reckless driving are not sufficient to punish offenders.
Full model paper is available at http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Daly-MLA.pdf
Because snowmobiles create both noise and air pollution and because their use in the park strains the already lean budget of our park service, recreational snowmobiles should be banned from Yellowstone National Park.
Full model paper is available at http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Lund-MLA.pdf
The Owl at Purdue (here you'll get help in writing different kinds of thesis statements)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/