AP Spanish is a full year course following similar guidelines for previous Spanish levels, but on
parallel to a college level course in Spanish Composition and Conversation. This course will be
conducted exclusively in Spanish and require daily conversation in Spanish from the students.
Students will develop skills to understand others and express themselves accurately, coherently
and fluently in formal and informal situations. Students will be able to read and understand
literary texts, various articles, films and television programs upon completing the course.
Course Objectives
-to review grammar extensively for linguistic accuracy
-to build students’ Spanish skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking
-to provide students with opportunities to integrate these skills
-to give students opportunities to develop these skills interpersonally, interpretively and
presentationally
-to expose students to a variety of authentic materials in Spanish: both audio and print sources
Textbooks Used
Kanter, Abby. Encuentros Maravillosos: Gramática a través de la literature. 1st
ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005
Díaz, José M. Margarita Leicher-Prieto and Gilda Nissenberg. AP Spanish
Preparing for the Language Examination. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River:
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007
Gatski, Barbara and John McMullan. Triángulo. 4th ed. Sándwich, Massachusetts:
Wayside Publishing, 2006.
Valette, Rebecca M. and Joy Renjilian-Burgy. Album. 2nd ed. Lexington,
Massachusetts: D.C. Heath and Company. 1993
Other Materials Used
Nuevos Horizontes (www.nuevoshorizontes.org)
Univision and Televisa programming (www.univision.com) (www.televisa.com.mx)
Music lyrics from artists such as Juanes and Shakira
Telenovelas clásicas: María Isabel, Amor real, Entre el amor y el odio, La madrastra
(www.televisa.com.mx)
Authentic magazines: National Geographic, People en español, Teen en español
TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR INDIVIDUAL AND INTEGRATED SKILLS
Reading Skills: Students will be exposed to a variety of authentic texts in Spanish: short
stories, poetry, advertisements and newspaper or magazine articles from a variety of Spanishspeaking countries. Students will be able to analyze passages, identify and summarize main
points, answer questions and make appropriate inferences about the texts. To help students
integrate skills, students will write reactions to what they have read and share them with the class
orally. Should a literary reader text not be required, the teacher will provide the students with
copies of the literary selections.
Writing Skills: Students will have the opportunity to write in a variety of forms, styles and
registers, similar to what they might encounter on the AP exam. Informal writings will include
weekly journal entries and letters or emails to friends, teachers, and editors of a newspaper or
employers. Formal writing situations will include cohesive and coherent essays on a general
topic. Students will also have the opportunity to integrate reading, writing and listening skills
with prompts similar to those they will encounter on the AP exam.
Listening Skills: The class is conducted in Spanish and students are expected to use Spanish in
the classroom. In addition, students will listen to a variety of authentic audio sources from
different Spanish-speaking countries: news reports, conversations, interviews, songs, film,
video, lectures and listening comprehension activities. Students will have several opportunities
to integrate skills with listening selections. Students will be asked to write a reaction to the audio
piece. Students will be able to share with their classmates their opinions and interpretations of a
particular audio selection. Students will also read articles from magazines similar to the audio
selections and compare and contrast them orally in group discussions.
Speaking Skills: Students are expected to use only Spanish in the classroom. Students will have
several opportunities to speak using a variety of settings, discourse and registers. Some speaking
activities include: oral presentations on an article, skits, interviews, in-class discussions and
presentations, daily question and answer practice, paired or small group activities, debates and
simulated situations. Students will be given the opportunity to integrate reading, listening and
speaking skills with prompts similar to those found on the AP exam.
Exam Preparation: Throughout the year the students will be working in the AP Prep book
completing each section. Students will receive feedback on ways to improve their free response
samples. Before the actual exam, the students will take a practice exam and become familiar with
the format and recording equipment used on exam day.
Spanish Curriculum Maps for Spanish AP
Time Frame
3-4 weeks
3-4 weeks
3-4 weeks
3-4 weeks
Standards 1A-D, 2A-C, 3A, 3C-D, 1A-D, 2A-C, 3A-D, 4A- 1A-C, 2A-C, 3A, 3C-D, 1A-D, 2A-C, 3A-D, 4A4A-D, 5A-E
D, 5A-E
D, 5A-E
Benchmarks 4A-D, 5A-E
Topics
Skills
Sueños o realidad
*Identification and use of
new vocabulary
*Writing messages
*Responding to oral
questions
*Comprehension of oral
presentations, videos and
audio CDs
*Expressing present and
preterite actions
*Expressing the passive
voice with “se”
Las reacciones a las
expectativas de los
padres
*Identification and use of *Identification and use of *Identification and use of
new vocabulary
new vocabulary
new vocabulary
*Writing messages
*Writing messages
*Writing messages
*Responding to oral
*Responding to oral
*Responding to oral
questions
questions
questions
*Comprehension of oral *Comprehension of oral *Comprehension of oral
presentations, videos and presentations, videos and presentations, videos and
audio CDs
audio CDs
audio CDs
*Imperfect vs. preterite *Expressing reflexive
*Expressing the present
tense usage
verbs.
subjunctive.
*Expressing the perfect *Usage of object
*Expressing the perfect
tense
pronouns.
subjunctive
*Ser vs estar usage
La pérdida de un ser
querido
Las idiosincrasias
personales
Activities
Assessment
Resources
Infusion
Strands
*Authentic videos
*Oral discussions
*Weekly journal entries
*Teacher-made activities
*Book and workbook
activities
*Oral presentations
*Cultural discussions
* Written composition
about their rebellious
side and orally share
*Write a soap opera skit /
presentation and write a
review of the
presentation for a “soap
magazine”
*Weekly viewing of a
telenovela
*Nuevos Horizontes oral
and written responses
*Magazine article oral
and written responses
*Journals
*Journals
*Journals
*Journals
*Pencil and paper tests of *Pencil and paper tests of *Pencil and paper tests of *Pencil and paper testsof
grammar and vocabulary grammar and vocabulary grammar and vocabulary grammar and vocabulary
*Oral presentations
*Oral presentations
*Oral presentations
*Oral presentations
*Informal inquiries
*Informal inquiries
*Informal inquiries
*Informal inquiries
*Daily assignments
*Daily assignments
*Daily assignments
*Daily assignments
*Read aloud
*Read aloud
*Read aloud
*Read aloud
*Rubrics
*Rubrics
*Rubrics
*Rubrics
*Encuentros
*Encuentros
*Encuentros
*Encuentros
Maravillosos
Maravillosos
Maravillosos
Maravillosos
*Reading fragment of
*Reading fragment of
*Reading fragment of
*Reading fragment of
“El otro”, “Sala de
“Un perro ha muerto” y “Viajes”
“Nada menos que todo
espera” and “Tiempo
“La Guerra de los
*Univision / Televisa
un hombre”
Libre”
Yacares”
videos
*Univision / Televisa
*Univision / Televisa
*Univision / Televisa
*Activity book
videos
videos
videos
*Teacher-made activities
*Activity book
*Activity book
*Activity book
*Nuevos Horizontes
*Teacher-made activities
*Teacher-made activities *Teacher-made activities Radio program
*Nuevos Horizontes
*Nuevos Horizontes
*Nuevos Horizontes
*Authentic Spanish
Radio program
Radio program
Radio program
magazine articles
*Authentic Spanish
*Authentic Spanish
*Authentic Spanish
magazine articles
magazine articles
magazine articles
*Authentic videos
*Oral discussions
*Weekly journal entries
*Teacher-made activities
*Book and workbook
activities
*Oral presentations
*Cultural discussions
*Written composition
about a dream and share
and discuss finished
product
*Weekly viewing of a
telenovela
*Nuevos Horizontes oral
and written responses
*Magazine article oral
and written responses
*Authentic videos
*Oral discussions
*Weekly journal entries
*Teacher-made activities
*Book and workbook
activities
*Oral presentations
*Cultural discussions
*Written composition
about a deceased pet
*Write a crime scene skit
/ presentation, orally
question suspects and
write a conclusions essay
*debate on animal rights
*Weekly viewing of a
telenovela
*Nuevos Horizontes oral
and written responses
*Magazine article oral
and written responses
*Authentic videos
*Oral discussions
*Weekly journal entries
*Teacher-made activities
*Book and workbook
activities
*Oral presentations
*Cultural discussions
*Written composition
about personalities
*debate on fama vs
cronopio
*Weekly viewing of a
telenovela
*Nuevos Horizontes oral
and written responses
*Magazine article oral
and written responses
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Time Frame
Spanish AP
3-4 weeks
Grade Level(s): 12
3-4 weeks
3-4 weeks
1-2 weeks each
Standards 1A-C, 2A-C, 3A, 3C-D, 1A-D, 2A-C, 3A-D, 4A- 1A-D, 2A-C, 3A-D, 4A- 1A-D, 2A-C, 3A-D, 4AD, 5A-E
D, 5A-E
D, 5A-E
Benchmarks 4A-D, 5A-E
Topics
Skills
Activities
Assessment
Las experiencias que nos
definen
Lo real, lo irreal y lo
absurdo
Don Quijote de la
Mancha
*Identification and use of *Identification and use of *Identification and use of
new vocabulary
new vocabulary
new vocabulary
*Writing messages
*Writing messages
*Writing messages
*Responding to oral
*Responding to oral
*Responding to oral
questions
questions
questions
*Comprehension of oral *Comprehension of oral *Comprehension of oral
presentations, videos and presentations, videos and presentations, videos and
audio CDs
audio CDs
audio CDs
*Expressing the future
*Expressing the
*Read for
and future perfect
imperfect subjunctive.
comprehension
*Expressing the
*Expressing the past
*Present and discuss
conditional and
perfect subjunctive
material with peers
conditional perfect.
*Expressing
unintentional events
Vocabulary and
Grammar expansion
*Identification and use of
new vocabulary about
home, health, the
environment, tourism,
leisure and sports
*Writing messages
*Responding to oral
questions
*Comprehension of oral
presentations, videos and
audio CDs
*Read for
comprehension
*Expression of various
grammar including
indirect commands and
possessives.
*Spontaneous oral
communication
*Authentic videos
*Oral discussions of
*Authentic videos
*Oral discussions
*Oral discussions
readings
*Write journal entries
*Oral discussions
*Write journal entries
*Write journal entries
*Write journal entries
*Teacher-made activities
*Teacher-made activities *Teacher-made activities *Teacher-made activities *Oral presentations
*Book and workbook
*Book and workbook
*Oral presentations
*Cultural discussions
activities
activities
*Cultural discussions
*Written essays
*Oral presentations
*Oral presentations
*Written story of a long following the topics
*Cultural discussions
*Cultural discussions
lost chapter to read
*Listening and speaking
*debate adult vs. teen
*Written compostion
together and discuss.
activities in line with AP
perspective of future
about “If I had
*Chose a lost chapter to testing
*Written composition
$1,000,000”
create a script for and
*Reading of authentic
about debate reactions
*Weekly journal entries present as a television
materials of literature
*Weekly journal entries *Weekly viewing of a
episode
and magazines
*Weekly viewing of a
telenovela
*Weekly journal entries *Weekly viewing of a
telenovela
*Nuevos Horizontes oral
telenovela
*Nuevos Horizontes oral and written responses
*Weekly journal entries
and written responses
*Magazine article oral
*Nuevos Horizontes oral
*Magazine article oral
and written responses
and written responses
and written responses
*Magazine article oral
and written responses
*Journals
*Journals
*Journals
*Journals
*Pencil and paper tests of *Pencil and paper tests of *Pencil and paper tests of *Oral presentations
grammar and vocabulary grammar and vocabulary grammar and vocabulary *Informal inquiries
*Oral presentations
*Oral presentations
*Oral presentations
*Daily assignments
*Informal inquiries
*Informal inquiries
*Informal inquiries
*Read aloud
*Daily assignments
*Daily assignments
*Daily assignments
* Rubrics
*Read aloud
*Read aloud
*Read aloud
*Pencil and paper tests of
*Rubrics
*Rubrics
*Rubrics
grammar and vocabulary
Resources
Infusion
Strands
Class Title:
Time Frame
*Encuentros
Maravillosos
*Reading fragment of
“El niño al que se le
murió el amigo”
*Univision / Televisa
videos
*Activity book
*Teacher-made activities
*Nuevos Horizontes
Radio program
*Authentic Spanish
magazine articles
Skills
Activities
*Teacher-made activities
*Classic Spanish Stories
and Plays “Don Quijote
de la Mancha”
*Field trip to a play
*Video presentation of
Man of La Mancha
*Triángulo
*Teacher-made activities
*Authentic Spanish
magazine articles
*Univision / Televisa
videos
*Nuevos Horizontes
Radio program
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8 weeks
Standards 1C-D, 2A-C, 3A-D,
Benchmarks 4A-D, 5A-E
Topics
*Encuentros
Maravillosos
*Reading fragment “La
peste del insomnio” and
“Chac Mool”
*Univision / Televisa
videos
*Activity book
*Teacher-made activities
*Nuevos Horizontes
Radio program
*Authentic Spanish
magazine articles
Cultural Project of Art
and Carnival
*Identification of cultural
aspects related to art or
Carnival
*Comprehension of peer
presentations
*Organization / planning
skills presented through
Student / Teacher
conferences
*Creation of authentic
cultural items
*Oral presentations
*Cultural discussions
*Creation of
personalized writings and
games
*Share and play each
others created games and
cultural items.
Grade Level(s): 12
Assessment
Resources
Infusion
Strands
*Teacher-made rubrics
*Oral presentations
*Informal inquiries
*The internet
*Cultural books and
videos
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