1. OVERVIEW SKILLS/SPECIFICS GRADE CONTRACT BEST PRACTICES
AP SPANISH
OVERVIEW
SKILLS/SPECIFICS
GRADE CONTRACT
BEST PRACTICES

2. NECESSARY MATERIALS
1. RESOURCES
(LOOK FAMILIAR?)

3. 2. SURVIVAL KIT

4. 3. SENSE OF HUMOR
Juan: Mi tío pasó muchos años en el Vaticano cortando papas.
José: ¿Era cocinero?
Juan:
No, ¡era peluquero!

5. QUOTED FROM THE COLLEGE BOARD:
“The AP Spanish Language course should help prepare
students to demonstrate their level of Spanish proficiency
across three communicative modes (Interpersonal,
Interpretive, and Presentational.)
The course is meant to be comparable to fifth and sixth semester (or the equivalent) college and university courses that focus on speaking and writing in the target language at an advanced level....
Students need to have an excellent foundation in
grammar and syntax in order to be successful in the
parts of the exam that measure accuracy.”

6. GRAMMAR Curriculum should be “backloaded”
Major topics completed before AP Level
In AP, periodic reviews of about 10 mins.
Pop-up grammar lessons as needed
PowerPoint reviews OF SUBJUNCTIVE.ppt
Quick worksheets (end of class/HW)
Synopses for fast review of Moods & Tenses

7. INPUT/OUTPUT PASSIVE SKILLS: ACTIVE SKILLS: AND AND
Draw vocabulary from these
PASSIVE SKILLS:
AND
Apply vocabulary to these
ACTIVE SKILLS:
AND

8. VOCABULARY REVIEW 1. AUTO-PRUEBA 2. 3.
SUSTANTIVOS
VERBOS
ADJETIVOS
MISCELÁNEO 3.
1. Create a spreadsheet in Excel. You will be using three columns.
2. Type your list of words into column 1, with one word per cell.
3. Type the English translation of the word into column 2.
4. Select the words in column 1 and convert the text color to white,
making the column invisible.
5. Test yourself in column 3 against the English.
6. Reconvert the color of the 1st column to black.
7. Check your answers in column 3 against the list in column 1.
8. If there are errors, highlight the corresponding English word in red.
9. Repeat steps 5 to 9 again, going through the whole list once more.
10. Unhighlight the words that you get correct.
11. Repeat until there is no red left.
12. Test yourself until you know all the words.

9. P.R.A.C.T.I.C.E. P LENTIFUL R EALISTIC A CHIEVABLE C ONNECTED T IMED
I NDIVIDUALIZED
C ORRECTED
E VALUATED

10. GOAL-
ORIENTED
OBJECTIVELY
DIVERSIFIED
G O O D
P R A C T I C E !

11. LOS ENSAYOS

12. AP SPANISH LANGUAGE EXAM 2008 (Actual questions)
PRESENTATIONAL WRITING: (East)
¿Cuál es el impacto del comercio y las inversiones internacionales en algunos países del mundo?
PRESENTATIONAL SPEAKING: (West)
Compara las semejanzas y las diferencias sobre los efectos del uso del etanol en los Estados Unidos y en México.

13. SYNTHESIS ESSAY Your goal is to: MAKE A POINT!
Identify an interesting and important relationship among the sources.
How do the sources agree and disagree with one another?
Draw a conclusion (YOUR POINT) about the information provided – Is it a positive or negative thing?
How do the sources work together to create a deeper understanding of your conclusion?
Look for similar or opposing words/ideas.
Re-emphasize your conclusion at end of essay.

14. Write the references you want to use:
Make your point:
_____________________________________________________________________
Write the references you want to use:
Source #1____________________________________________________________
Source #2____________________________________________________________
Source #3____________________________________________________________
How does each reference support your point?
How do these references relate to each other and to your point?
1. ____________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________
I. THESIS - YOUR POINT!
1. support point
a. source evidence (reference)

15. “HOMEMADE” ACTIVITIES
HOT POTATOES
FLING YOUR TEACHER
MICROSOFT PHOTO STORY 3
GCAST
YOUTUBE TO MP3 CONVERTER

16. AP CONTRACT

17. EL FIN

18. YOUR IDEAS?