OVERVIEW SKILLS/SPECIFICS GRADE CONTRACT BEST PRACTICES AP SPANISH.

• OVERVIEW• SKILLS/SPECIFICS• GRADE CONTRACT• BEST PRACTICES

AP SPANISHAP SPANISH

1. RESOURCESNECESSARY MATERIALSNECESSARY MATERIALS

(LOOK FAMILIAR?)(LOOK FAMILIAR?)

2. SURVIVAL KIT

Juan: Mi tío pasó muchos años en el Vaticano cortando papas.

José: ¿Era cocinero?

Juan: No, ¡era peluquero!

3. SENSE OF HUMOR

QUOTED FROM THE COLLEGE BOARD:QUOTED FROM THE COLLEGE BOARD:

“The AP Spanish Language course should help preparestudents to demonstrate their level of Spanish proficiencyacross 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 foundationexcellent foundation iningrammar and syntaxgrammar and syntax in order to be successful in theparts of the exam that measure accuracy.”

GRAMMARGRAMMAR• Curriculum should be “backloaded”• Major topics completed beforebefore AP Level• In AP, periodic reviews of about 10 mins.• Pop-up grammar lessons as needed• PowerPoint reviews

http://www.eslconnect.com/apspanish/SECRET OF SUBJUNCTIVE.ppt

• Quick worksheets (end of class/HW)• Synopses for fast review of Moods & Tenses http://www.eslconnect.com/apspanish/SYNOPSIS.doc

INPUT/OUTPUTINPUT/OUTPUT

PASSIVE SKILLS:

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ACTIVE SKILLS:

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Draw vocabulary from these

Apply vocabulary to these

VOCABULARY REVIEWVOCABULARY REVIEW

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.

SUSTANTIVOS VERBOS ADJETIVOS MISCELÁNEO

1. AUTO-PRUEBA

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P.R.A.C.T.I.C.E.P.R.A.C.T.I.C.E.P LENTIFUL

R EALISTIC

A CHIEVABLE

C ONNECTED

T IMED

I NDIVIDUALIZED

C ORRECTED

E VALUATED

GOAL-

ORIENTED

OBJECTIVELY

DIVERSIFIED

P R A C T I C E !P R A C T I C E !G O O DG O O D

LOS ENSAYOSLOS ENSAYOS

AP SPANISH LANGUAGE EXAM 2008AP 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.

SYNTHESIS ESSAYSYNTHESIS ESSAYYour goal is to: MAKE A POINT!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)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.

Make your point:_____________________________________________________________________

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Write the references you want to use:Source #1____________________________________________________________

Source #2____________________________________________________________

Source #3____________________________________________________________

How does each reference support your point?Source #1____________________________________________________________

Source #2____________________________________________________________

Source #3____________________________________________________________

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)

““HOMEMADE” ACTIVITIESHOMEMADE” ACTIVITIES• HOT POTATOES

http://www.eslconnect.com/apspanish/gapcloze1.html

• FLING YOUR TEACHER http://www.eslconnect.com/apspanish/SUBJUNCTIVE%20FLING%20GAME.html

• MICROSOFT PHOTO STORY 3

http://www.eslconnect.com/apspanish/UN%20VIAJE%20EN%20CRUCERO.wmv

• GCAST http://www.gcast.com

• YOUTUBE TO MP3 CONVERTER

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com

AP CONTRACTAP CONTRACT

EL FINEL FIN

YOUR IDEAS?YOUR IDEAS?