1. Señora Berryman AP Español

2. Listening  Students listen to the teacher & to each other speaking in Spanish.  They also listen to music, taped dialogs, exercises, radio broadcasts, etc.  AP listening activities.

3. Speaking  Students speak Spanish everyday as soon as they come to class.  They also teach a lesson on familiar grammar topics in Spanish.  They have telephone conversations between 2 families from 2 Spanish-speaking countries.  Students will make presentations on famous Hispanic people, art work, etc.  They will answer a number of questions on one topic to prepare for the AP exam.  “En el Café” chats.  Phone calls to Mrs. Berryman.

4. Writing Students write to practice grammar topics:  They write compositions on a given topic & they have a week to prepare it.  Students complete exercises about the readings in the textbook.  They complete many exercises on the AP book.  Students write emails and brief presentations to prepare for the AP exam.

5. Reading  Students will read samples of literature of Spain the 1st half of the year.  They will read Latin-American literature the 2nd part of the year.  These works will be presented chronologically and they will be read in the classroom to improve the students’ pronunciation and comprehension.  Students will also read 2 books independently.

6. Culture  Students will be exposed to the Spanish culture through movies, music, art work, food, etc  They will read newspaper articles from a variety of Spanish speaking countries a few times a month.  Students will make presentations about famous people in the Hispanic culture also.