The Journey to the AP Spanish
Language Exam
AP Spanish
Spanish 4
Spanish 3
Spanish 2
Spanish 1
ACTFL 2010
Elizabeth Sacco
World Language Consultant
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Spanish Language Advanced Placement Course Objectives
 Communicate in Spanish in interpersonal, presentational
and interpretive mode
 Communicate with accuracy and fluency
 Understand Spanish intended for native speakers in a
variety of settings, types of discourse, topics and
registers
 Acquire information from authentic sources in Spanish
 Demonstrate awareness of cultural perspectives of
Spanish-speaking peoples
THE AP TASK: Section II
Free Response
Read !
Listen!
Write!
Part A-2: Formal Writing (Integrated Skills)
Task: Formal writing, integration of listening, reading and
writing, an example of the interpretive and
presentational mode. Read 2 documents, listen to a
related source/recording, and respond in writing to a
written prompt. All are authentic sources.
THE AP TASK: Section II
Free Response
Read!
Listen!
Speak!
Part B-2: Formal Oral Presentation (Integrated Skills)
Task: Formal speaking, integration of reading, listening and
speaking, an example of the interpretive and presentational
mode. Read one document and listen to a recording and respond
orally to a written prompt. All are authentic sources.
*Source: AP Spanish Language : 2005-2006 Workshop
Materials
One of the goals of
the new AP World
Language curriculum
is to better organize
and suggest learning
sequences for Pre AP
starting in levels
1,2,3.
apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/
courses/teachers_corner/3499.html
JOSÉ DÍAZ
“Developing and Integrating
Skills at Different Levels”
AP Spanish Language
Workshop Materials 2006-2007
“ As I will show, teachers can incorporate many activities and steps at
any level that will prove to be very useful to students learning
Spanish.
The key is to make sure we do not use these skill-building activities
solely in the AP course but that we begin incorporating them at level 1.
By the time students enroll in the AP course, they will have acquired a
wealth of techniques and skills that will prove extremely useful when
dealing with more complex texts.
Although the exam is at the end of the tunnel, what we do in class is
what counts in developing the students’ proficiency, and that should be
our main objective.
To begin, you need to examine your curriculum, especially your
textbooks and make decisions.”
Goals for this workshop:
1.Take a closer look at the skill-building
activities that help students reach the
benchmarks of the AP Spanish Language
exam.
2. Learn how to create activities that parallel the
AP Spanish free response section tasks for levels 14 using textbook program materials
Skills needed to reach course benchmarks:
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Using illustrations and graphic organizers
Making predictions
Writing organization
Analyzing chronological order
Activating prior knowledge
Identifying author’s purpose
Identifying main points, summarizing and making inferences
Recognizing cultural elements
Taking notes
Formulating questions
Synthesizing
Making Predictions
Identifying author’s purpose
Analyzing a written text-visualizing,
comparing and contrasting
Writing organization
SYNTHESIS
To blend ones own ideas with ideas found in
other sources to create something new
SUMMARY
To add ones own words to what was already
said
So far!
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Identified the purpose
Identified the skills
Identified the tasks
On to creating the AP practice activities using
ready-made materials!
How to create practice questions for the Formal Free Response
Section of the Spanish AP Language Exam
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Select a topic, i.e. the family, the environment, leisure activities, the
weather…
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Compile a list of all the audio and video sources in your program that
correspond to the topic.
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Compile a list of all the readings in your program that correspond to the
topic.
İ Ojo! A video can be an audio or (with transcript) can be a reading exercise
An audio(with transcript) can be a reading exercise
A reading can be an audio exercise (with CD)
A song can be an audio or a reading exercise (with lyrics)
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Write a level appropriate AP questions for the Formal Writing
and Formal Oral Presentation tasks using related audio and text.
Practicing and Presenting Tasks
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With the class
Within a group
With a partner
Individually
With visuals-posters, PowerPoint ..model the
process and show the end product.
¡Aventura Components!
Reading – Textbook: Cultura viva, Lectura cultural, Lectura personal, Tú lees,
Workbooks, EMC’s i-Culture web site, EMC’s Internet Resource Center
Audio- Chapter dialogs and readings, Chapter listening activities, Supplemental
chapter listening activities, Testing program, EMC’s i-Culture web
site.
emcp.com/iculture
AP Formal Writing Task: Level 1
The following question is based on the information from the
accompanying Sources 1 and 2. The sources include both print and audio
material. First, you will have 10 minutes to read the print material.
Afterward, you will then hear the audio material; you should take notes
while you listen. Then, you will have 9 minutes to plan your response and
20 minutes to write your essay. Your essay should be at least 50 words in
length.
¿ Es más importante jugar a un deporte o jugar a videojuegos?
¿ Por qué?
Source 1: Text , Tú lees, El mundo de los deportes, pp. 310-311
Source 2: Audio, Testing Program, Chapter 7, Listening Activity 5
CD 2 Track 10
¿ Es más importante
jugar a un deporte o
jugar a videojuegos?
¿ Por qué?
AP Formal Writing Task Level 2
The following question is based on the information from the accompanying
Sources 1 and 2. The sources include both print and audio material.
First, you will have 9 minutes to read the print material. Afterward,
you will hear the audio material; you should take notes while you
listen. Then, you will have 8 minutes to plan your response and 30 minutes
to write your essay. Your essay should be at least 75 words in length.
¿ Cómo afecta el uso de los coches a la contaminación del aire?
¿ Es posible reducirla?
Source 1: Text, Cultura Viva, Por un aire más puro, p 131
Source 2: Audio, i-Culture, i-News , 2008-09-12, Con los coches menos
contaminantes
¿ Cómo afecta el uso de los coches
a la contaminación del aire?
¿ Es posible reducirla?
AP Formal Writing Task : Level 3
The following question is based on the accompanying
Sources 1 and 2. The sources include both print and audio material.
First, you will have 8 minutes to read the print material. Afterwards, you will
hear the audio material; you should take notes while you listen. Then, you
will have 6 minutes minutes to plan your response and 35 minutes to write
your essay. Your essay should be at least 100 words in length.
¿ Qué podemos hacer para que los jóvenes lean más?
Source 1: Text, “Un Aula muy especial,” p 103
Source 2: Audio: Text, Lectura cultural, “Los jóvenes españoles y la lectura,”
p 118
¿ Qué podemos hacer para que los jóvenes
lean más?
AP Formal Writing Task: Level 4
The following question is based on the accompanying Sources 1-3. The sources
include both print and audio material. First, you will have 7 minutes to read the
printed material. Afterward, you will hear the audio material; you should take notes
while you listen. Then, you will have 5 minutes to plan your response and 40 minutes
to write your essay. Your essay should be at least 200 words in length.
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Explica porqué te interesaría o no matricularte en una universidad hispana.
Source 1: Test booklet, “Enseñanza,” p 42
Source 2: Workbook, exercise 6, “El sistema educativo hispano,” pp 47-48.
Source 3: Audio: Text, Cultura viva, “El proceso de matricula,” p 106
AP Formal Speaking Task Level 1
The following question is based on the accompanying printed article and
audio selection. First ,you will have 4 minutes to read the article. Afterward,
you will hear the audio selection; you should take notes while you listen.
You will have 3½ minutes to plan your answer and 45 seconds to record your
answer.
Describe tu casa ideal.
Source 1: Text, La casa de mis sueños, p 262
Source 2: Audio, Text- La casa de Elisa, p 246, CD 12, Track 4
Describe tu casa ideal
AP Formal Speaking Task Level 2
The following question is based on the accompanying printed material and
audio selection. First , you will have 3 minutes to read the printed article.
Afterward, you will hear the audio selection; you should take notes while
you listen. You will have 3 minutes to plan your answer and 60 seconds to
record your answer.
¿ Piensas que la tecnología es buena o mala? ¿ Por qué?
Source 1: Text p 5, Cultura viva, El mundo es un pañuelo
Source 2: Audio, Text- p 4, Diálogo 1, ¡Ay, qué aburridos! CD 1, Track 3
¿ Piensas que la tecnología es buena o mala?
¿ Por qué?
AP Formal Speaking Task: Level 3
The following question is based on the accompanying printed
material and audio selection. First you will have 5 minutes to read
the narrative. Afterward, you will hear the audio selection; you
should take notes while you listen. You will have 2 ½ minutes to plan
your answer and 90 seconds to record your answer.
¿ Por qué es importante que los jóvenes se mantengan en forma?
Source 1: Test booklet, Cómo mantenerse en forma, p 115
Source 2: Audio, Text, Cultura Viva, “Los juegos deportivos
estudiantiles,” p 355
¿ Por qué es importante que los jóvenes se
mantengan en forma
AP Formal Speaking Task: Level 4
The following question is based on the accompanying printed material and
audio selection. First you will have 5 minutes to read the narrative.
Afterward, you will hear the audio selection; you should take notes while
you listen. Then, you will have 2 minutes to plan your answer and 2 minutes
to record your answer.
Explica los beneficios de lo que se llama “la medicina alternativa.”
Source 1: Text, “ La medicina alternativa,” p 249
Source 2: Audio, i-culture; “Medicina tradicional,” 2004-10-18
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
• Student Edition with 8 thematically organized chapters
divided into 2 lessons.
• Annotated Teacher’s Edition with audio CDs-more than
6 ½ hours of formatted AP listening and speaking
practice.
• Workbook-student and teacher editions with 3 hours of
audio on CDs and downloadable audio
• Exam view® Test Generator with 2 hours of audio on
CDs and downloadable.
• Website (downloadable audio, additional speaking,
listening and writing activities)
•Contains 14 exercises for each of the 10
sections of the AP Spanish Language Exam
•Includes 2 complete practice exams
•Features a variety of native voices
•Fun and interesting topics
Why
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The College Board World Languages Framework ,
2004
If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his
office at one time, all of whom had different needs,
and some of whom didn't want to be there and were
causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist,
without assistance, had to treat them all with
professional excellence for nine months, then he
might have some conception of the classroom
teacher's job. ~Donald Quinn