AP Spanish Language In this advanced engagement with Spanish, students deepen their focus and fine-tune their skills in four key areas of foreign language acquisition: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing integrating these skills to demonstrate understanding of, and respond to, a variety of authentic texts. The intensity, quality, and amount of material can be compared to a third-year college course. The majority of the course is conducted almost entirely in Spanish. In addition, students read significant works of literature in Spanish, and respond orally or in writing to these works. Students thoroughly review the basics of Spanish grammar; practice listening skills with authentic dialogues, narratives, and passages; master common and a wide range of specialized vocabulary terms and phrases; instigate and continue increasingly involved conversations, and respond appropriately to naturally paced, increasingly involved, or open, conversational prompts on a wide variety of topics; generate language, incorporating basic and specialized vocabulary and a range of grammar patterns; write various types of essays narrative, expository, descriptive, analytical and opinion; analyze and compare cultural practices, products, and perspectives of various Spanish-speaking countries; express verbally with correct grammar, a rich vocabulary, and clear pronunciation through explanations, narrations, inquiries, arguments, etc.; and regularly assess progress in proficiency through quizzes, tests, and speaking/writing submissions. Continuing the pattern, and building on what students encountered in the first three years, each unit consists of a new vocabulary theme and grammar concepts, numerous interactive modules reinforcing vocabulary and grammar, reading and listening comprehension activities, speaking, and writing activities, and multimedia cultural presentations covering major Spanish-speaking areas in Europe and the Americas. The course has been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth by ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), and specifically designed to prepare students for the AP Spanish Language Exam. Course length: Two semesters Materials: Vox Everyday Spanish and English Dictionary Prerequisites: WLG 300: Spanish III, or equivalent Unit 1 The Hispanic Family What Is in a Name? What Is in a Name? Welcome to AP Spanish The Adventure Begins Skills and Strategies for Listening Comprehension Listening Comprehension Practice Our Class Community Cloze Passages Improving Your Oral Spanish Speaking Activity www.k12.com { Pg. 1 }
The Family Tree The Family Tree Family Relationships Skills and Strategies for Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Practice Cognates: Friend or Foe? Using Cognates Essay Writing Tips My Family Traditions and Customs Traditions and Customs Family Traditions Listening Strategies for Dialogues Dialogue Listening Practice Picture Panel Storytelling Storytelling The Hispanic Family The Hispanic Family Unit 2 Education High School and College High School and College Schools in Mexico Content Analysis of Written Passages Reading Skills Practice www.k12.com { Pg. 2 }
Essay Writing Steps My Most Memorable Memory Error Recognition Check Your Skills School Subjects and Professions School Subjects and Professions What Are You Studying? Listening Strategies for Short Narratives and Longer Passages Listening Practice Directed Responses My Education and Career Goals Student Life Student Life Daily Life as a Student Vocabulary Recognition 1 Checking Your Skills Life as a Mexican University Student Essay Types: Narrative What I Did Yesterday Education Education www.k12.com { Pg. 3 }
Unit 3 Health and Nutrition The Human Body The Human Body A View from the Inside Medicine in Central America Paragraph Completion Check Your Skills Storytelling A Healthy Appetite A Healthy Appetite What Is There to Eat? Structural Analysis of Written Passages Check Your Skills Reflecting on the Past Staying in Shape Staying in Shape Get in Shape! Health Habits My Own Fitness Health and Nutrition Health and Nutrition www.k12.com { Pg. 4 }
Unit 4 Recreation and Pastimes Champions! Champions! Fun in the Sun Notes, Cautions, and Tips on Reading Comprehension Check Your Skills Essay Types: Expository Winning the Championship Sentence Completion Traveling Tales Traveling Tales On the Road Again Vocabulary Recognition 2 Check Your Skills Tourism in Cuba Storytelling Free Time Free Time Having Fun In the News News Reporting Recreation and Pastimes Recreation and Pastimes www.k12.com { Pg. 5 }
Unit 5 Semester Review Semester Wrap-Up Semester Wrap-Up AP Spanish Semester 1 Semester Final Exam Unit 6 The Arts In the Eye of the Beholder In the Eye of the Beholder Looking Forward to Second Semester Creative Genius Art History Speaking Activity Art Tour Author! Author! Author! Author! Through the Library Tone and Characterization Analysis Life and Works of an Author The Latin Beat The Latin Beat Moving to the Music All About Music My Music Preferences Latin Music www.k12.com { Pg. 6 }
The Arts The Arts Unit 7 Commerce Going Shopping Going Shopping At the Market Daily Shopping Essay Types: Descriptive Describing Types of Stores In Style In Style Exploring Styles Changing Styles Storytelling Money Matters Money Matters Learning about Currency Tips for Cloze Passages Essay Types: Analytical Making Comparisons www.k12.com { Pg. 7 }
Commerce Commerce Unit 8 Changing Technology Get Connected! Get Connected! Computers and the Internet Technical Savvy Using Technology Communication Around the World Communication Around the World Global Communication Increasing Communication Changing Technology Getting There Getting There In the City Listening Comprehension Skill Builder Story Telling www.k12.com { Pg. 8 }
Changing Technology Changing Technology Unit 9 Government and Politics Building a Nation Building a Nation National Power Reading Skills Revolutionary Movement Essay Types: Opinion Government Advisor Community Action Community Action Members of a Community Listening Comprehension Skill Builder A Part of Your Community Social Awareness Social Awareness Expand Your Vision Building Social Awareness Government and Politics Government and Politics www.k12.com { Pg. 9 }
Unit 10 Final Exam and Course Review Final Exam and Course Review Final Exam and Course Review Wrapping Up AP Spanish Final Exam Unit 11 AP Question Practice Practice Questions Practice Questions Listening Comprehension Practice Questions Reading Comprehension Practice Questions Vocabulary Practice Questions Grammar I Practice Questions Grammar II Practice Questions Essay Writing Practice Questions Speaking Focus Sheets Vocabulary Recognition 1 Vocabulary Recognition 2 Resources for Building Listening Skills Resources for Building Reading Comprehension Skills Resources for Building Vocabulary Idiomatic Expression Recognition Essay Types Articulatory Phonetics Improving Your Oral Spanish Essay Writing Strategies Tips and Past AP Exam Questions Tips and Past AP Exam Questions Unit 12 Topics/Diagnostics Listening Comprehension Topic 1: Listening Comprehension Listening Comprehension Reading Comprehension Topic 2: Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Topic 3: Vocabulary Vocabulary Grammar I: Cloze Passages and Error Recognition www.k12.com { Pg. 10 }
Topic 4: Grammar I: Cloze Passages and Error Recognition Grammar I: Cloze Passages and Error Recognition Grammar II: Paragraph and Sentence Completion Topic 5: Grammar II: Paragraph and Sentence Completion Grammar II: Paragraph and Sentence Completion Essay Writing Topic 6: Essay Writing Essay Writing Speaking Spanish with Oral Proficiency Topic 7: Speaking Spanish with Oral Proficiency Speaking Spanish with Oral Proficiency Reading Comprehension Topic 2: Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Copyright 2008 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. K12 is a registered trademark and the K¹² logo, xpotential and Unleash the xpotential are trademarks of K12 Inc. www.k12.com { Pg. 11 }