Here I provide slides for the class that I am planning for April 8th, 2024. I plan on teaching culture on this day, somehow relating it to the total eclipse. There are two texts (one is a video based on a Tintin comic, and the other one is a short story by Augusto Monterroso) for which I provide activities and context. I believe the occasion of the eclipse can make us reflect on how previous people understood these rare events (supernatural omens?), and also how people from Western civilizations