EXPECTATIONS EVIDENCE shown by students who score a 3, 4, 5 (As stated on the AP Central Web site): Identify and summarize the main points and significant.

EXPECTATIONS EVIDENCE shown by students who score a 3,

4, 5 (As stated on the AP Central Web site): Identify and summarize the main points and

significant details and make appropriate inferences and predictions from a spoken source, such as a broadcast news report or a lecture on an academic or cultural topic related to the Spanish-speaking world.

Identify and summarize the main points and significant details and predict outcomes from an everyday conversation on a familiar topic, a dialogue from a film or other broadcast media, or an interview on a social or cultural topic related to the Spanish-speaking world.

EXPECTATIONSEvidence (continued)

Identify and summarize main points and important details and make appropriate inferences and predictions from a written text such as a newspaper or magazine article or contemporary literary excerpt.

Write a cohesive and coherent analytical or persuasive essay in reaction to a text or on a personal, academic, cultural, or social issue, with control of grammar and syntax.

Describe, narrate, and present information or persuasive arguments on general topics with grammatical control and good pronunciation in an oral presentation of two or three minutes.

Use information from sources provided to present a synthesis and express an opinion.

EXPECTATIONSEvidence (continued)

Recognize cultural elements implicit in oral and written texts.

Interpret linguistic cues to infer social relationships.

Communicate via Interpersonal and Presentational written correspondence.

Initiate, maintain, and close a conversation on a familiar topic.

Formulate questions to seek clarification or additional information.

Use language that is semantically and grammatically accurate according to a given context.

BENEFITS OF THE NEWER EXAM☺I can see these now!

More global, holistic exam/rubrics The rubrics are more forgiving than before with

the focus being grammar. Higher order thinking skills More real world skills with focus on world issues

and culture Synthesis is cross-curricular…same

expectations in other higher level courses. Integration of skills is vital to everyday

communication.

2009 AP SPANISH LANGUAGE EXAM

• Handout Section I: Multiple Choice (50% score)

Listening (20%) and Reading (30%) Section II: Free Response (50% score)

Writing (30%) and Speaking (20%)

SECTION I: MULTIPLE CHOICE

• Listening:• Short dialogues and

narratives without questions written out

Variety of contexts Variety of accents and

registers Usually in order Noise and natural

atmosphere

• Strategies: listen for setting. read over options for short

selections first. Can be tricky…words used

may lead students to wrong choice.

LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN (See handout of authentic resources.)

Sharing

SECTION I: MULTIPLE CHOICE (continued)

• Listening:• Long dialogues and

narratives with questions (not spoken aloud)

2 minutes to read over Listen 2 minutes to complete Some students complete

as they go, others take notes and complete later.

Can be very long…5-8 minutes!

• Strategies: Read, listen for any

sources, setting, general information…helps with context.

Some students complete as they go, others listen intently and take notes, completing the multiple choice in the 2 minutes later.

Students need to discover what works best for them.

LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN!!! Sharing

SECTION I: MULTIPLE CHOICE(continued)

Reading Comprehension:

Journalistic and/or literary selections followed by multiple-choice questions.

Strategies: Note source for more

contextual information. Quickly scan

questions/options. Note any visual components. Underline, circle, anything to

help focus on what you may need later.

May need to “insert” an additional sentence.

Need to make cultural inferences.

READ, READ, READ (See handout.)

Sharing

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL MULTIPLE CHOICE

Concentrate on what you KNOW not on what you don’t know. Don’t get “hung up” on unknown vocabulary…you will not know it all!

Word root and word family strategies (handout)

Don’t be tricked! Guess if you can eliminate 2 answers.

SECTION ll: FREE RESPONSE

• Interpersonal (Informal) Writing:

10 minutes, 60 words or more.

Context may be email, short note, business, etc.

Focus on task completion, topic development, and language use.

10% free response score

• Strategies: Prep Book Excellent help

Register Salutation Address each bullet

point. Closing Tenses…attention to

bullets. Target 65 – 70 words

and leave time to edit.

SECTION ll: FREE RESPONSE(continued)

• Presentational or Formal Writing:

55 minutes, 200 words or more.

Integrated skills (Listening, Reading, Writing)

3 fuentes (2 written, 1 oral) Synthesis, not summary! Cite sources throughout. Cohesive writing

• Strategies: Underline and take notes while

reading and listening. CITE sources. Recognize, interpret, infer,

evaluate, and synthesize. CAUTION: Do not simply

summarize each source independently; synthesis is key!

Thesis (paragraph), development (2-3 paragraphs), conclusion (paragraph)

TRANSITIONS (handout) RICH vocabulary Goal: 230 words, allow edit

time.

SECTION ll: FREE RESPONSE(continued)

Interpersonal (Informal) Speaking:

Simulated interpersonal conversation

Interact/role play – 20 seconds per response.

5-6 opportunities to speak Focus on task

completion, topic development, and language use.

10% speaking score

Strategies: Read over outline (Twice: 30 secs.

& 1 minute) and jot down ideas. Attention to register (Don’t flip flop!) Listen for tenses! Address each bullet point. Use «muletillas». (Handout) Self-correct At about the penultimate time they

speak, there is a “curve” thrown! Cross off or check prompts

completed: Students can “get lost” or confused.

SECTION ll: FREE RESPONSE(continued)

• Presentational or Formal Speaking:

2 fuentes (1 oral, I written)

Integrated skills (Listening, Reading, speaking)

5 minutes to read, then listen, 2 minutes to plan, 2 minutes to speak.

Synthesis, not summary! Cite sources throughout. Cohesive speaking 10% speaking score

• Strategies: Underline and take notes

while reading and listening. CITE sources. Recognize, interpret, infer,

evaluate, and synthesize. CAUTION: Do not simply

summarize each source; synthesis is key!

Thesis, development, conclusion.

Compare and contrast! (Handout - organizers)

Goal: Fill 2 minutes. RICH vocabulary TRANSITIONS (handout)

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FREE RESPONSE

SECTIONS Teach students to use the rubrics:

ALWAYS FOCUS ON: Task completion, Topic development, Language Use

Consider having them evaluate themselves to check against your score.

Use Bloom’s verbs in Spanish for higher order thinking: http://d228.ubiobio.cl/nuevacarpeta/taxonomiabloom.html

Fill time in speaking sections! Be confident and say something when prompted! Don’t listen to those around you…keep speaking even if

they stop!

JURIED SCORES

Interpersonal and Presentational Writing (from my 2008 packet)Read and score in small groups.Share and discuss.

Interpersonal and Presentational Speaking (from AP Central)Listen, take notes, score in small groups.Share and discuss.

WHAT WORKS IN MY CLASSROOM

My Web site: I make a lot available to my students at all times…Connect them when I am not with them!

Summer Grammar Review: All indicative mood, basic grammar (Handout)

Binders: Organized by exam skills and content for proficiency…students love these.

Syllabus: Printable from my Web site…which books to bring, etc.

News journals: 1 audio and 1 written per week or every two weeks. Later…they can choose related news to analyze and compare.

Vocabulary: Word root families (Handout); always assessed in context.

WHAT WORKS IN MY CLASSROOM (continued)

Extra speaking and listening online from AP Prep book. Writing - Self-correction and reflection: Coding of first drafts with

rubric scores; revision; student scores self. Audacity: Record every other week. Offer feedback; students

listen again with comments. (Handout) Use a T chart as a graphic organizer for audio sources to help

with Comparing and Contrasting (Handout – Ana Mar). NO ENGLISH EVER, unless a grammar explanation merits it!!! Vertical Teaming!!!!! 24-hour Spanish days! Consider the National Spanish Exam for extra practice http://

www.nationalspanishexam.org/prac_exam.htm

AUTHENTIC RESOURCES

Examples and Sharing

AUTHENTIC LISTENING AND READING NEWS RESOURCES

• (Many more on handout) http://spanish.wn.com/ http://www.ecos-online.de/ (AP Prep book and exam) http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews/spanish.html http://www.un.org/spanish/News/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/news/ http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/pop_up.asp?

fpVname=SPA_PAIS&ref_pge=map&tfp_map=Europe http://www.formato21.com.mx/

LISTENING RESOURCES

http://notesinspanish.com (Conversaciones por tema/castellano)

http://www.palabravirtual.com/ (Una colección de poemas en varios formatos: audio, video y texto)

http://www.stereojoya.com.mx/ (Música en español)  http://www.los40.com.mx/player/Radio/40Principales/ http://www.los40.com.mx/radio.aspx http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/siteindex.php (Various

topics and countries/pronunciation) http://albalearning.com/ (Audio books, literature)

Resource / courtesy of

Parthena Draggett

Jackson High School