Lee County World Languages Department

2013-2014 Spanish V/AP Syllabus

Ms Maite Lamberri
mlamberri.ls@lee.k12.nc.us
Room: CC2205 Planning Period; 8:00 am to 9:25 am
Phone: 919- 7767541 Ext 4329
Please be advised that this is an advanced placement (College Level) course. You will be
expected to work hard, daily. The pace will be intense as you will be preparing for the
College Board Advanced Placement Exam. Whether you decide to take the test or not, you
will be required to intensively and extensively work on the subject, every day. If you are
committed to challenge yourself and be ready to learn more Spanishcontinue reading:
REMEMBER THE CLASS IS COMPLETELY IN SPANISH AND YOU ARE EXPECTED
TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND IN SPANISH AT ALL TIMES. NO EXEMPTIONS,
NO EXCUSES.
Course Description:
AP Spanish Language is intended for students who wish to develop proficiency and integrate
their language skills using authentic materials and sources. The course aims to sharpen students
communicative skills in Spanish through advanced study and review of grammar, culture and
literature. Conducted fully in Spanish, the class provides quality opportunities for students to
synthesize their language skills through performance assessments, use of cultural materials, and
focused classroom discussions. Students will work to achieve a high level of ability with formal
writing, interpersonal and presentational speaking and writing, and aural comprehension through
level appropriate media and texts.
Course Objectives:
To prepare students to demonstrate their level of Spanish proficiency across three
communicative modes: interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational
To improve students grammatical accuracy, spontaneity, and fluency in both oral and
written work
To understand and produce Spanish comprehensible by native speakers in a variety of
settings, types of discourse, topics, and registers
To effectively synthesize the four essential language skills: listening, reading, writing,
and speaking
To develop language proficiency and confidence through the exploration of three key
themes: heritage, identity, and expression
To discuss and interpret contemporary Spanish culture through reading and listening to
authentic cultural sources such as films, literature, news articles, etc.
To foster curiosity and courage in the classroom through authentic performance
assessments that challenge students to collaborate and creatively apply their skills
Utilized Texts:
STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE THE BOOK AP SPANISH LANGUAGE
AND CULTURE EXAM PREPARATION; PLEASE GO TO THE WEB SITE:
http://vistahigherlearning.com/students/store/spanish-programs/preparing-for-the-ap-spanishlanguage-and-culture-exam.html
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2013-2014 Spanish V/AP Syllabus
AND CHOOSE: ISBN 978-1-61857-226-4 Supersite Code

$26.00

YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR BOOK BEFORE JANUARY 30TH, 2014

We will also be using:Una Vez Ms (Una Vez Ms)

Tringulo (Wayside)
Abriendo Paso: Gramtica
AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam Preparation
Temas AP Spanish Language and Culture
Preparing for the AP Language Test
Other authentic language Listening, Reading and Writing Resources as needed (see list at
end of document)

***Additional materials will be given to supplement the course.

AP Exam Format 2013/14: go to www.apcentral.collegeboard.com for a

complete exam description. The AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam will
be given on Tuesday May 6th 2014.
THE NEW AP SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EXAM FORMAT

Section

Number of
Questions

Percent of Time
Final Score
Section I: Multiple Choice
Approx. 95
minutes
Interpretive
Approx. 40
Part A
30 questions
Communication: Print Texts
minutes
Interpretive
Communication: Print and
50%
Audio Texts (combined)
Approx. 55
Part B
35 questions
minutes
Interpretive
Communication: Audio
Texts
Section II: Free Response
Approx. 85
minutes
Interpersonal Writing: Email Rely 1 prompt
12.5%
15 minutes
Presentational Writing: Persuasive
Approx. 55
1 prompt
12.5%
Essay
minutes
20 seconds
Interpersonal Speaking:
5 prompts 12.5%
for each
Conversation
response
Presentational Speaking: Cultural
2 minutes to
1 prompt
12.5%
Comparison
respond
Assessment:

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40% Performance Assessments - may include take-home projects, reports,

presentations, in-class writing samples, thematic unit exam
****Presentations and writing will occur on a weekly basis

30% Quizzes - may be announced or unannounced and frequent.

20% Homework/Class Work - given daily.

10% Participation - given at the end of each week.

Organization
Students are expected to maintain a neat and organized binder dedicated to this class in which
they include all the below stated categories.
You will also need a flash drive or USB to save all the material needed for the class.
Apuntes: Notes taken during class and handouts
Tarea: Completed homework assignments.
Hojas: Handouts (grammar, etc.)
Lectura: Stories, poems, etc.
Pruebas/exmenes: Graded quizzes, tests, and papers.
Honor Code:
Students need to be sure that they are in compliance with LCHS Honor Code. Any student
caught cheating on any assignment or using an electronic translator will receive a 0 for that
assignment, a phone call home and no retake for that assignment. (Google translator included!)
Classroom Procedures:

Be on time to class (LCSH Tardy policy will be enforced)

Come prepared to class and switch to Spanish when you walk through the door.
Gum, food and beverages (other than water) are not permitted in the classroom at any
time. Read the school policy. No exceptions!
Cell phones, and any other electronic devices are not permitted in the classroom; if I see
them they will be confiscated and you will receive a Referral.

Student Behavior:
It is expected that the students will be on task and practice good citizenship. Any infraction that
disrupts the learning environment of the classroom will result in the following:
Warning
Teacher Detention
Phone call Home
Referral
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Sample activities:
Diario de vocabulario: students are required to purchase a small journal in which they will write
down new vocabulary that they come across during in and out class readings. Every 50 words
they will show me their words, I will quiz them on them and they will earn a quiz grade for it. I
will stamp the words with the date they took the quiz. They can earn as many grades as they wish
as long as they master the vocabulary presented.
Tabla de noticias: students regularly connect to authentic resources outside the classroom by
reading and summarizing 3 articles per week to support all units all the time. They will post their
summaries in their web page at www.wix.com
Conexin cultural: students are provided with a cultural comparison question once every two
weeks and must record their response to the question by calling my google voice number and
leaving a message (they can also record it in Audacity and send it by email).
Unit Exam: students will be assessed on essential unit vocabulary, grammar reviewed, reading
and listening sections mimicking the AP exam format.
Persuasive Essay: students will write one essay per unit after every new context we study.
Oral presentation: students will make one oral presentation per unit in front of their classmates
to prepare them for the oral presentation on the AP exam.
Blog: students will reflect on one question per context studied in the class. They will create their
own blog and web site to organize all the assignments they submit.
Email: students will write at least one every week and they will share it with me in Google Drive
in their own folder.
Quizzes: students will be regularly assessed on essential unit vocabulary and grammar review.
Make Up Work:
In the case of an absence, a missing work schedule must be worked out with me (before
or after school) to get your work in ASAP. This is YOUR responsibility not the
responsibility of your teacher. Also, the student is responsible for getting the notes from
a peer for the classes he/she misses.
If a student is present the day before a quiz, test or other assessment but is absent the day
of the assessment, she/he is responsible for the work immediately upon return to class.
Late homework will be accepted the following day but the maximum score you can earn
is 70. (dont do it as a routine or you will lose this privilege)
According to our school policy you are allowed to re take quizzes but it should be within
three days of the original date. The quizzes will not be the same as the ones you took.

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RESOURCES:
Speaking Practice
Use these resources for your speaking assignments. These websites have audio, video, and printed news
articles.
*BBC Mundo http://www.youtube.com/bbcmundo
El Universal Noticias http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/noticias.html
Radio de las Naciones Unidas http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id306300922
Yahoo noticias en espaol http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/video/
Univisin http://videos.univision.com/noticias/
BBC Mundo http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/index.shtml
El Pas http://elpais.com/
Univisin http://www.univision.com/
ABC http://www.abc.es/
CNN http://cnnespanol.cnn.com/
El Universal TV Mxico http://www.eluniversaltv.com.mx/
Free podcasts by country/dialect: http://lab.chass.utoronto.ca/rescentre/spanish/
Grammar Practice
An AP Spanish student should be familiar with the tenses listed below. He/she should know how to form
each tense in addition to knowing when to use each one. The web sites listed below may be helpful to
practice these grammar points. This is not a required assignment.
1. Present Tense (including all stem change/irregular/ and verbs with orthographic changes
2. Preterit Tense (including clue words)
3. Imperfect Tense (including clue words)
4. Present Perfect/Pluperfect
5. Ser vs. Estar
6. Progressive Tenses (Present/Imperfect/Future)
7. Present Subjunctive
8. Present Perfect Subjunctive
9. Imperfect Subjunctive
10. Pluperfect Subjunctive
11. Commands
12. Uses of Subjunctive (adjective/adverbial/noun clauses)
13. Future/Future Perfect
14. Conditional/Conditional Perfect
15. Por vs. Para
16. Double Object Pronouns
These sites are good for general grammar practice.
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php
http://www.quia.com
http://www.conjuguemos.com
http://www.studyspanish.com
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http://www.trinity.edu/mstroud/grammar/
http://www.spaleon.com
http://www.bowdoin.edu/
Other helpful Websites
These three sites provide direct links to television, radio, and newspapers from many locations
throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
http://www.ver-taal.com/index.htm
http://broadcast-live.com/television/espanoles.html
http://www.prensaescrita.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/
http://www.cnn.com/espanol/
http://ngenespanol.com/
http://notesinspanish.com
http://www.rtve.es/radio/radio-exterior/
http://www.audiria.com
http://www.radio.nuevoshorizontes.org
http://wwitv.com/portal.htm
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/spanish
These sites offer great support for writing in Spanish. Rules for punctuation, capitalization, etc. are
included here along with helpful vocabulary lists.
http://spanish.about.com/od/writtenspanish/Write_in_Spanish.htm
http://www.spanish.sbc.edu/writing_guide.html
http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/sp-cai/coursesite/LetterVocab.htm
Additional tips to enrich your language and culture:
Remember, learning a language is supposed to be fun! Languages shape the way we see the world and
ourselves. Find ways to enjoy Spanish, not just slog through it. Here are some ways that I personally
keep my Spanish language and culture sharp:
-Be an active member of the Spanish Club!
-Get the free DuoLingo app for iPhone to review the basics. Its addictive.
-Download a free news app. I like El Pais from Spain. Even if I only read the cartoons (vietas) every
day, I count it as a success!
-Watch Spanish language movies. I can lend you many and there are tons available through the library
and on YouTube. Here are some of my favorites:
-Diarios de motocicleta
-Mar adentro
-La historia oficial
-Volver
-Tambin la lluvia
-Sugar
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-Set up a free Spanish Pandora radio station by searching for these artists and only giving a thumbs up to
the Spanish songs:
-Juanes
-Shakira
-Juan Luis Guerra
-Jesse y Joy
-Bebe
-Calle 13
-La oreja de Van Gogh
-Ojos de Brujo-Man
-Start following Spanish language Tweets. Spanish is the 2nd most used language on Twitter.
-Check out the amazing Zambombazo. His LOLcats en espaol are really top notch.
Extra Help:
Students are encouraged to seek extra help when needed. Please try to schedule a time for extra
help in advance so that we may appropriately prepare to address you need. Rememberwe cant
read your mind if you need help with material, so please come find one of us!

The undersigned acknowledge that they have read this course syllabus and are
aware of its implications to the students grade.
Students signature: _______________________________________________
Students Print Name: _____________________________________________
Date:___________________________________________________________
Parents signature: ________________________________________________
Parents Print Name: ______________________________________________

You will keep the complete syllabus in your binder, included this signatures
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Course Plan:
First Quarter: Nine Weeks
We will dedicate three weeks to each theme. Two contexts will be covered each week.
First theme: Las Familias y las Comunidades:
Contexts covered:
1. Customs and values/Las tradiciones y los valores
2. Education Communities/Las comunidades educativas
3. Family Structure/La estructura de la familia
4. Global Citizenship/La ciudadana global
5. Human Geography/La geografa humana
6. Social Networking/Las redes sociales
Second theme: Las identidades personales y las pblicas:
Contexts covered:
1. Alienation and Assimilation/La enajenacin y la asimilacin
2. Heroes and Historical Figures/Los heroes y los personajes histricos
3. National and Ethnic Identities/La identidad nacional y la identidad tnica
4. Personal Beliefs/Las creencias personales
5. Personal Interests/Los intereses personales
6. Self-Image/La autoestima
Third theme: La Ciencia y la Tecnologa:
Contexts covered:
1. Access to Technology/El acceso a la tecnologa
2. Effects of Technology on Self and Society/Los efectos de la tecnologa en el individuo y
en la sociedad
3. Health Care and Medicine/El cuidado de la salud y la medicina
4. Innovations/Las innovaciones tecnolgicas
5. Natural Phenomena/Los fenmenos naturales
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Second Quarter: Nine Weeks

Fourth theme: Los Desafos Globales
Contexts covered:
1. Economic Issues/Los temas econmicos
2. Environmental Issues/Los temas del medio ambiente
3. Philosophical Thought and Religion/El Pensamiento filosfico y la religin
4. Population and Demographics/La poblacin y la demografa
5. Social Welfare/El bienestar social
6. Social Conscience/La conciencia social
Fifth theme: La Vida contempornea:
Contexts covered:
1. Education and Careers/La educacin y las carreras profesionales
2. Entertainment/Entretenimiento y diversin
3. Travel and Leisure/Los viajes y el ocio
4. Lifestyles/Los estilos de vida
5. Relationships/Las relaciones personales
6. Social Customs and Values/Las tradiciones y los valores sociales
7. Volunteerism/El trabajo voluntario
Sixth theme: La Belleza y la esttica:
Contexts covered:
1. Architecture/La arquitectura
2. Defining beauty/Definiciones de la belleza
3. Defining creativity/Definiciones de la creatividad
4. Fashion and Design/La moda y el diseo
5. Language and Literature/El lenguaje y la literatura
6. Visual and Performing Arts/Las artes visuals y escnicas