AP SPANISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to help students master their ability to speak, read, listen and write in Spanish. The
course is conducted entirely in Spanish and prepares students for the Advanced Placement Language
Examination. Communication skills, through speaking and writing are emphasized and students are expected
to use Spanish in class to converse about short stories, films and cultural topics. Students continue
continue to refine
sophisticated grammar skills, increase their cultural knowledge and learn new vocabulary.
COURSE OUTLINE
To teach the AP Language Course, our school uses “Una Vez Mas” which provides students with a
thorough grammar review and practice.
Although
Although grammar command is essential, we use class time for student interaction in Spanish.
Students complete the book exercises at home after I offer brief explanations.
In order to provide authentic readings, I supplement the course with authors from the AP
Literature list, Spanish speaking newspapers and audio materials from authentic sources.
First Semester:
Semester:
Una Vez Más
Reading
Unit
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Unit 5
Lesson 5
Unit 6
Lesson 6
Chac Mool
Un Día de éstos
Las Medias Rojas
Jacinto Contreras
recibe su paga
extraordinaria
No Oyes Ladrar los
Perros
La Prodigiosa
Tarde de Baltazar
Second Semester
Unit
Unit 7
Unit 8
Unit 9
Una Vez Más
Lesson 7 and 8
Lesson 9 and 10
Lesson 11
Unit 10
Lesson 12
Unit 11
Lesson 13
Reading
El Hijo
Mi Caballo Mago
San Manuel
Bueno, Mártir
Continuidad en los
Parques
El Delantal Blanco
SAMPLE OF CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
• Listening skills.- Students are given an authentic audio source on a given theme, then they
are asked to outline the information, complete grids, or use graphic organizers to extract
details versus main ideas. Students then work in pairs to share their ideas on the theme,
and provide details that support their answer.
• Writing skills.- Students are given topics to write about through authentic materials.
Students are asked to identify and underline two or three main points and details. Then
they paraphrase in writing using their own words these details. Students compare
summaries to assess
assess their comprehension of the text. Students make weekly journal
entries of one page in length
• Speaking skills.- Each week a student gives a speech to the rest of the class. The topics are
chosen as a class at the beginning of the year, samples can be:
be: an author, a cultural topic,
etc. Each Friday a student gives the speech to the class, they are required to provide a
printed text from an authentic source and an audio source related to the topic. After the
speech, in small groups the students synthesize
synthesize the information presented and share their
views with the class.
• Reading skills.- We use real literature from the AP literature list. Students analyze the
readings both in form and content. Also students use authentic reading sources and
engage in the same type of synthesis described in the Listening Skills section: reading,
summarizing and sharing with the class. These sources include news articles from
Spanish Speaking newspapers.
TEXTS:
TEXTS:
·
Una Vez Más (Prentice
(Prentice Hall)
Hall) ibsn 0-1313- 361125361125-0
· Ap Spanish: Preparing for the Language Examination (Spanish Edition)
(Paperback)by Jose M. Diaz (Author), Margarita LeicherLeicher-Prieto (Author), Gilda
Nissenberg (Author) ISBN: 0131660942
· Triangulo: A Proposito, Manual para estudiante, Cuarta edicion, (Spanish
Edition) (Paperback) by barbara Gatski and John McMullan ISBN: 1877653896 /
9781877653896
Materials Needed
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ThreeThree-ring binder
Pens/Pencils
Spiral Notebook
Spanish/English dictionary
Textbook and workbook
Audio recorder
SPANISH NEWSPAPERS ON THE WEB:
EL PAIS
elpais. com
EL MUNDO
elmundo.es
La Nación
lanacion.com
BBC
bbcmundo.com
Absences
In the event of an excused absence, the
student is responsible for getting missed
assignments upon return. Assignments
missed due to an excused absence only may
be made up. You are given one day for each
day absent to turn in makemake-up work. Tests,
quizzes and assignments announced in
advance do not fit into this rule. Also, the
student will be responsible for getting notes
from a group member or friend.
Tardies
A student will be marked tardy if they are
not in their seat when the tardy bell rings.
Late Work
Late work is NOT ACCEPTED.
Participation
Each student will be given 3 points at the end
of class every day, provided that he/she
participated during class without being
prompted to do so.
Grade Information
I.
Tests –10%
10%
II.
Quizzes – 20%
20%
III.
Homework–
Homework– 10%
IV.
Oral presentations–
presentations– 20%
V.
Essays – 20%
VI.
Class Participation – 10%
VII.
Final exam – 10%
The Grade Scale is based on our School
Grading Policy:
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70%
70% - 79
D = 60% - 69%
F=
0% - 59%
I have read and am informed of my student’s
requirements for AP Spanish language
Student’s Name
Period
Parent’s
Signature
Date