Spanish Language
and Literature Options
at Desert Vista
for 4th and 5th years
2011-2012
What class should I take
after Spa 7-8 or AP Lang.?
Spanish 7-8
Hrs. Spanish 7-8
AP Sp. Language
AP Sp. Language
AP Sp. Literature
Honors Spanish 9-10
SPA 226/202
SPA 265/266
SPA 235/282AA/245
Develops college-level
vocabulary, grammar,
reading, & writing
skills, while preparing
for a competitive nat’l
test.
Develops college-level
skills for reading, writing,
discussion & literary
analysis of Spanish texts
while preparing for a
competitive nat’l test.
Interactive conversation
during the first semester as
you complete 5-15 hours of
Spanish volunteerism.
Second semester focus on
Chicanos in the Southwest
through literature and film.
Which classes carry honors
credit?
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If you want to have an Honors weighted
class on your transcript, you should take:
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AP Spanish Literature
AP Spanish Language
Honors Spanish 9-10
Why take AP Spanish?
Major reasons:
• Global competition for jobs
• College/university admission
• Advanced Placement/College credit
College Completion
Students who take AP courses are
much more likely to complete
college and to earn a bachelor’s
degree in four years or less:
70
60
50
0 AP Classes 
o only 29% complete the degree
1 AP Class
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o 45% complete the degree
2+ AP Classes 
o 61% complete the degree
40
0 AP Classes
1 AP Class
2+ AP Classes
30
20
10
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4 yrs.
Credit and / or Advanced
Placement
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Credit
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Advanced Placement
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= Earn points toward your college degree
Graduate in 3 or 3-½ years
Save thousands of $ in tuition
Double major
Skip introductory courses
Enter higher-level classes, and /or
Fulfill general education requirements.
Fulfill a Foreign Language requirement
Testimonials
• “I'm loving it at UofA. I'm majoring in aerospace
engineering and minoring in Spanish and I'm on
a three-year plan.
Because I got a 5 on the AP Spanish Literature
test, I got credit for all the classes I needed for
my Spanish minor, except two, one Spanish
language class and one Spanish literature class.
… the literature class was almost exactly like
your AP literature class! Almost all the authors
were the same and a few of the stories and
poems our teacher picked were the same too. …
it was actually easier than your class.”
Testimonials, cont’d
“I’m now a Spanish Literature major at Dartmouth,
focusing on literature of the Iberian Peninsula. I’ll
be entering my junior year of college this fall,
with my major almost completed!...I will be
leaving to study abroad in Madrid…All of us
students will be living with host families…I’m so
excited!”
“The scores on my exams let me jump straight into
major courses.”
Testimonials, cont’d
My classes are wonderful. I believe your class has well
prepared me for classes outside of the Spanish subject.
If anything, it prepared me more than any other AP class
I have ever taken. Your short quizzes are very
characteristic of what we call "quiz sections" at the
University of Washington. In addition to a lecture class
for a subject, once a week there is a quiz section where
a short 5 minute quiz is given to help students
understand what they do or do not know so far.
Also, the way your class is structured is very
characteristic of subjects such as Geography, Political
Science, and even Physics. The reading is done at
home, and then discussed in class just as we have done
in AP Spanish. Please let your students know that it will
definitely pay off to work hard in your two AP classes.
College Credits at the University
In order to graduate you need:
120 hours (40 classes = 5 classes a semester)
At ASU:
45 Major
18-24 minor
35 General Education
6 Literacy and critical inquiry
6 math
15 Humanities, Fine Arts and Design and Social
Behavioral Sciences
8 Natural Sciences
Awareness: Global, Historical, Cultural Diversity
20 Elective hours
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https://webapp4.asu.edu/programs/t5/MajorMaps;jsessionid=AAECEFBCF6BBDE680
81789C34B6D4433.asuedu14
Differences between AP
Language, Literature, and
Spanish 9-10
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Goals
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College credits
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Topics of study
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Readings
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Approaches and strategies
Goals of AP Spanish
Language
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Develop students’ communication
skills in Spanish to High level of
ability in all four skills:
 Listening and Speaking
 Reading and Writing
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Prepare students to succeed
academically on the national AP Exam
and in college classes
Goals of AP Sp. Literature
PREPARE students to
• Read and comprehend literary texts in
Spanish
• Participate actively in discussions in
Spanish on literary topics
• Recognize how literature reveals truths
about themselves
AP Sp. Lit Goals, cont’d:
• NO LITERARY or ANALYTICAL
SKILLS ARE EXPECTED!
• Prepare students to succeed academically
on the national AP Exam and in college
classes (very high PASS RATE in this
class)
Goals of Spanish 9-10
• First semester
 To prepare students to complete a 5-15 hour
Spanish-speaking internship in the community
 To improve communication skills while
reviewing major grammatical concepts and
studying extensive vocabulary lists related to
education, business, medicine and social
services and immigration
• Second semester
 Learn about the contributions of Hispanics in
the Southwest through literature, art, music
and movies
College Credits for AP
Language from Rio Salado
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SPA 226 Intermediate Spanish Conversation II
 3 credits for Conversation
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SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II
 4 Credits
 Grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing
focus
College Credits for AP
Literature from Rio Salado
• SPA 265 Advanced Spanish I
 3 (Humanities) Credits
 Survey of Sp. and Sp. American Literature
 Meets college Humanities requirement
• SPA 266 Advanced Spanish II
 3 (Humanities) Credits
 Survey of Sp. and Sp. American Literature
 Meets college Humanities requirement
College Credits for Sp. 9-10
• SPA 235 Advanced Spanish Conversation I
 3 credits for Conversation - First Semester
• SPA 282AA Business Internship
1 Credit – First semester and/or second semester
• SPH 245 Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest
 3 (Humanities) Credits – Second Semester
 Explores the contributions to literature, art, and music by
Hispanics in the SW U.S.
 Meets college Humanities, Fine Arts, and Cultural Diversity in
the U.S. requirements
Triple dipper
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Topics of Study AP Spanish
Language
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El hogar
La salud
El medio ambiente
Los viajes
Los pasatiempos
El deporte
La escuela
El consumo
Las relaciones personales
La sociedad
Topics of Study AP Spanish
Literature
• Poetry
 Romances (ballads)
 Sonnets and poems
• Narrative
 Short stories
 Chapters from 4 novels
 One very short novel
• Drama
 3 plays
Topics of Study Spanish 9
(SPA 235 & SPA 282AA)
Practical Spanish to use in a business world
Los deportes
La educación
La salud
Los servicios sociales
Las drogas y el crimen
La inmigración
 Advanced Vocabulary Usage
 Internship - Volunteering
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9-10 Internships
 Minimum 5 hours (15 hours for college credit)
community service first semester in a Spanish
speaking environment.
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Salvation Army Angel Tree registration
Elementary school parent teacher conferences translator
Live Love – working in downtown Chandler neighborhood
Mission trip to Mexico
Flying Samaritans/must be 18
Shadow a bilingual doctor/insurance agent/lawyer
 Note: This course can be taken concurrently with AP
Spanish Literature as well.
Topics of Study Spanish 10
(SPH 245)
Components – all relating to the Hispanics in the
Southwest:
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History of the Southwest
Cultural aspects like the role of the family, the differences
in men and women, the Chicano movement
Movies (Apocalypto, Mi Familia, Como agua para
chocolate, etc.)
Music (Los Corridos)
Chicano slang
Traditions – quinceñera
Art (murals, tattoos)
Readings and Vocabulary
Development in AP Language
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Articles from Conversación y
controversia
Articles from magazines like Américas
Short stories (ex: Cajas de cartón)
Play (El delantal blanco)
Poetry (“Oda al tomate”)
La calle
se llenó de tomates,
mediodía,
verano,
la luz
se parte
en dos mitades
de tomate,
Readings in AP Literature
• Poetry
 “Romance del rey moro que perdió Alhama”
 “El pirata”
 “Balada de los dos abuelos”
• Narrative
 “La siesta del martes” (García Márquez)
 “Dos palabras” (Allende)
• Drama
 La casa de Bernarda Alba
Readings in Spanish 9-10
Readings for Spanish 9
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Magazine and newspaper articles
Short essays
Novel – Senderos Fronterizos
Readings for Spanish 10
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History – short essays
Literature- (Como agua para chocolate, La casa en
Mango Street)
Chicano play (Zoot Suit)
Approaches and Strategies in
AP Spanish Language
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Activities are evenly divided between:
• Listening and Speaking
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Weekly use of our interactive Language Lab
• Reading and Writing
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Emphasis on
• An academic focus
• Presentation, discussion, and writing skills
as needed for college
Approaches and Strategies in
AP Sp. Language – cont’d
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Ex: Debate on the topic of your right to use
and carry firearms. (Reading / speaking)
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Ex: Writing weekly both informally
(postcards, emails, etc.) and formally (1-2
page essays)
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Ex: Listening to songs as well as dialogues,
narratives, and radio broadcasts on specific
topics, like “La salud”.
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Ex: Conversing with other students on
simulated real-life situations in the lab.
Approaches and Strategies in
AP Spanish Literature
• Pre-Reading
 Use of Focus Questions
• Reading assignments
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Reasonable length assignments
Graphic organizers to focus reading
Cornell questions while reading
Class discussions to clarify and connect
Visual presentations of poetry via Ppt.
Approaches and Strategies in AP
Spanish Literature, cont’d
• Quizzes and tests
 Quizzes to build vocabulary
 Group Oral presentations of narrative
chapters (completion grades)
 Multiple choice and short answer tests
 Essay tests to prepare for AP Exam & college
Approaches and Strategies
in Spanish 9-10
Use the language in advanced conversation
and community service settings
Practice in-depth vocabulary development
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Partner speaking
Conversations
Videos (sports, medical)
Presentation about the internship
Debate about immigration
Approaches and Strategies in
Spanish 9-10
 Discussion of themes, movies, history and
culture
 Writing is focused on journals, short essays,
and responses to literature, film, music, and
art.
 Group presentations to the class on history,
the book La Casa en Mango Street, and
traditions
In summary, how are these
classes different?
 AP Spanish Language
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A balance of the four skills (reading, writing, speaking, and
listening) to prepare you for the rigor of college classwork.
 AP Spanish Literature
Prepares students to
• Understand, analyze, and enjoy Spanish and Spanish
American literature
• Succeed academically in college classes and on the national
exam
 Spanish 9-10
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Develops work-related vocabulary for education, medicine
and social services. (Fall Semester)
• Introduces students to Chicano literature and language
(Spring Semester)