NCVPS ESPAÑOL 3 Honors
WEEK 16, December 9 - 13
Con la Sra. Beverly Myers
What is due this week?
Students should be done with ALL assignments in Unit 7, as they were due this past week. I communicated with all parents this past week. We only have a few weeks left in our semester!
This week we are starting Unit 8, Las Artes (The Arts), and the following assignments are DUE this Friday, December 13, at 11:55 pm. Please note that this Unit has 5 lessons, with lessons 1, 2 and 3 due this Friday.
And what is due next week...
Live Classes
Below is the schedule for Unit 8 Live Classes.
Upcoming Culture Cafe Sessions
How are grades calculated?
Friday the 13th or Tuesday (martes) the 13- which is bad luck?
Your bad luck day depends on the language you speak!
Bad luck in Hispanic countries only takes place on Tuesdays!
Here are some of facts that placed Tuesday as an unlucky day:
1. The Fall of Constantinople was Tuesday, 29 May 1453 (according to the Julian Calendar).
2. The word Tuesday in Spanish is martes and comes from the planet Mars after the Greek god of the same name that represents war (destruction, blood and violence).
There are even some popular sayings in Spanish that are well-known in Latin America inspired by this superstition:
1. El 13 y martes, ni te cases ni te embarques – On the 13th and Tuesday, get don't get married, nor embark (travel).
2. Martes, ni te cases, ni te embarques, ni de tu familia te apartes – Tuesday, don't get married, nor embark, nor from your family separate.
3. A funny one from Chile: Martes, ni te cases, ni te embarques, ni tu puerco mates – Tuesday, don't get married, nor embark, nor kill your pig.
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