Spanish 5 AP Spanish Language and Culture
"La integridad del ser humano no pende de su fuerza. Rige más su constancia"
These are the Cultural themes that we will be studying as we prepare for the exam. These themes overlap with one another. You can see that you already know a lot of information about many of them. Now we will work on applying Spanish to convey your opinion and make connections:
World Language Learning Standards: NYS Seal of Biliteracy:
AP Exam Format:
Goals: Make sure to visit the Students' CollegeBoard Course page by clicking here!
Students will build on their previous knowledge of Spanish to polish and improve their skills in the six major learning objective skills areas:
Spoken Interpersonal Communication
Written Interpersonal Communication
Audio, Visual, and Audiovisual Interpretive Communication
Written and Print Interpretive Communication
Spoken Presentational Communication
Written Presentational Communication
They will be prepared to take the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam on May 16, 2024, with the goal of earning a score of 3, 4, or 5. Components of the exam reflect these skills. See exam format later in this document.
Expectations:
Students will be required to “raise the bar” to challenge themselves to use a higher register of Spanish. They will be expected to study the language regularly and keep up with grammar and structure homework. Students will also write essays, compositions, or informal texts that will be evaluated and assigned a preliminary rubric grade. Once the students correct their errors and return them to me with the original, I will then grade them for credit with a new rubric score for an actual grade. Students will also practice speaking in a variety of contexts, sometimes digitally recording their voices for teacher review and feedback. I listen to their recordings, and offer substantive comments for improvement of oral communication skills. In addition, each student’s daily speaking in class will be very important since students are expected to communicate in Spanish routinely. They should take risks with the language as they do so, trying to use new structures, verb forms, and vocabulary to build their communication skills. Everything required of the students is to help them to reach the learning goals. The work is challenging, but manageable and rewarding, as students recognize the progress that they are making in Spanish communication and feel pride in their accomplishments.