Cool little tidbit that could be used for extra credit sometime :)
The days of the week are named after the seven planets that can be seen with the naked eye.
Actually, with the exception of Monday (moon day) and Sunday, they're named after mythological gods and goddesses that are associated with those planets
English Planet Norse God Spanish Roman God
Monday Moon
Tuesday Mars
Wednesday Mercury Woden Miercoles Mercury
Thursday Jupiter
Friday Venus
Saturday Saturn
Sunday Sun
Where we get the names for the days of the week: Days of the Week
TODAY:
The Things They Carried Quizlet deck of acronyms--Quiz next Friday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
1. Listen to The Things They Carried
2. As you listen, write a one sentence summary of each page. You will continue to add to this every day and hand it in at the end of the book. NOTE: We're not reading the entire book, and some sentences can be quite short.
3. Narrative essays must be in by the end of the day
4. HOMEWORK: Review book up to the end of chapter 1
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