Biography: René Descartes
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- Contributor:
- Around the World in 180 Days
- Grade Level:
- Middle School and High School
- Product Type:
- Biography Reading with Analysis Questions
- File Type:
- Pages:
- 4 pages (including answer key)
- Answer Key:
- Included
Description
This biography of the 17th century philosopher and mathematician René Descartes focuses on his contributions to the natural sciences. As described in his book Discourse on the Method, Descartes insisted that the act of thinking proved one's own existence. Later on, in his Wax Argument, Descartes concluded that one must discard what was observed by the senses and rely instead upon deduction as a method of understanding.
The biography includes a series of questions based on the reading.
In using this in my own class room, students are encouraged to:
1. Number the paragraphs
2. Read the biography
3. Highlight answers in the reading
4. Use complete sentences
The answer key demonstrates these steps.
For those seeking distance learning options, the biography can be easily converted to a digital activity using Google Slides.
You can also purchase the biography as part of a general series I have posted on Amped Up Learning: Biographies in World History.
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