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A Lone Star ReaderAuthor: Kirk Bane and Charles Swanlund

Publisher: Kendall Hunt

Edition: 2nd

ISBN: 978-0-75757691-1

After reading Chapter number 18 from the above textbook answer the following questions.

Chapter 18 in A Lone Star Reader is "The Great Storm".

(do not answer these questions over why the book as a whole was written)

Please be well written and clear. About /350 words

1. Identify the thesis of the selected chapter. The thesis is the main point that the author is trying to convey to his reader. However, when discussing the thesis, you should not simply identify the topic (subject) of the paper. Instead you should identify what the author says about the subject. In other words, what is the author's interpretation of the subject/topic? For example, if the subject of the article is Tejanos in the Texas Revolution, you should identify the primary point (thesis) that the author is attempting to make about Tejanos in the Texas Revolution. Why were they important and why should we study them? Your identification of the thesis will consider the contents of the entire article and will not simple be a one sentence quote from the reading.

2. Identify the evidence that the author used to support his/her thesis. In this section of the form, you are to identify the main arguments and events that the author has included in the article that supports the overall thesis of the chapter (article). This information is usually found in the body of the chapter. What evidence does the author use to prove that his thesis is correct?

3. Why is this topic significant to Texas history? Think about the topic in the broader context of Texas history.