AP Spanish Language and Culture Summer Assignment 2015-16
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¿Por qué tengo que trabajar durante el verano?
You are being asked to do summer work to familiarize you with the expectations and
format of the AP Spanish exam while maintaining your Spanish over the summer. The work
you will be doing will keep your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills active and
encourage you to develop good habits for improving these skills in Spanish. This work will
also help you discover and put into use technology as a resource for connecting to real-life
Spanish.
General Directions
Do all activities completely and to the best of your ability. I will be using this work to
assess your skills upon our return to school. Please do good work to get off to a good start
since you will be receiving a grade for this work. Finally, be sure to submit all writing work
to edmodo. ALL work must be submitted to edmodo.
Here is the code to request to join. https://edmo.do/j/isceg3
You can go to my website and click on the edmodo picture to join as well.
Below is what you will be required to do at the end of the course.
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The Assignments
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1. SPEAKING: Hablando en español
Es necesario grabar tu respuesta. Usa www.audioboom.com. Estarás invitado al
grupo privado para entregar tus grabaciones. Puedes buscar enlaces en la red
para encontrar programas y lecturas sobre dicho tema o usar uno de la lista
facilitada. Incluye una bibliografía general
a. Research, in Spanish, some information that corresponds to the chosen
theme. You may find an article on one of the internet sites listed under
resources or from a traditional printed source such as a newspaper or
magazine or from an audio source. (resource can be found on edmodo in the
folder labeled online resources AP)
b. Using the research, compare the culture of the researched topic of that of
your own. Integrate the information you found. (Compare and contrast)
c. Themes: family and community, science and technology, contemporary life,
global issues, beauty and aesthetics and personal and public identity.
NOTE: I am not looking for perfection. This is practice so DO NOT use translation
sites to do the speaking assignment. DO NOT READ your response.
2. LISTENING/WRITING: Escuchar y Escribir
You will do two listening activities followed by two writing exercises (#1, #2) In
the first assignment you will watch or listen to a Spanish program and then
respond to the broadcast by writing eight to ten sentences in edmodo. Attach
the link of the broadcast. State your own opinion and draw comparisons to your
own experiences. In the second assignment, you will listen to some of your
favorite songs in Spanish. Pick one that you feel strongly about and follow the
writing prompt.
a. #1. Mira y escucha un programa en español. Piensa en lo viste y oíste,
entonces escribe ocho a diez oraciones en español. Dile a tu profesor el
tema o la acción del programa comparando estas con tus experiencias
personales. Puedes buscar páginas o reportajes en la red para encontrar
programas y lecturas sobre dicho tema. Incluye la dirección de la página que
escogiste y pégalo en edmodo. Escribe tu respuesta en edmodo (marca Turn
in) debajo de #1 Escuchar y Escribir.
Watch or listen to a program in Spanish. Think about what you saw or heard,
and then write eight to ten sentences In Spanish telling what the broadcast
was about. Include your opinion or compare it to one of your personal
experiences. You can use the websites listed on edmodo to find programs
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located in the class folder. Attach the web address when you turn in the
assignment on edmodo.
b. #2 Ve a youtube.com y escucha 3 de tus canciones favoritas en español.
Elige uno y escribe 8 a 10 oraciones en que:
i. Describe que significa la canción y que piensas sobre ella
ii. Describe si la amas o la odias y por que
iii. Busca información y di lo que encontraste sobre el artista
Go to youtube.com listen to 3 of your favorite songs in Spanish. Pick one that
you feel strongly about and write 8-10 sentences in which you:
iv. Describe what the meaning of the song is, or what you think it’s
about.
v. Describe what you love or hate about it and why
vi. Research and tell me what you found out about the artist
3. WRITING: You will do one writing activity (Escribiendo en espanol) Write to
reinforce advanced grammar structures. Respond to the prompt with 60 to 100
words.
a. Escribiendo en espanol:
Escribele una carta a un amigo en que le cuentes lo que hiciste el fin semana
pasado. Presta atención, especialmente al uso del pretérito y del imperfecto.
Escribe entre 60 a 100 palabras. Este seguro de usar expresiones
apropiadas y correctas. Incluye el saludo y la despedida. Escribe tu
respuesta en edmodo.
Write a note to a friend telling him what you did last weekend. Pay attention
to the use of the preterit and imperfect. Write 60 to 100 words. Be sure
to use appropriate expressions, courtesy and letter format. Include the
appropriate greetings and farewells.
4. READING: you will need access to the internet to do an online reading toward
the end of summer use one of the suggested website to find an article about
what you think was the most important event of the summer. Be prepared to
defend your choice when you return.
a. Lectura en espanol: Busca un artículo en español sobre el evento más
significado del verano. Lee con cuidado y planee un discurso para la clase.
Convéncelas que si fue el evento más significado del verano.
i. el evento:
ii. El articulo:
iii. Los argumentos
iv. La evidencia del
articulo
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Find an article in Spansh that you think describes the most significant event of the
summer. Read the article thoroughly, then plan the argument you will make to the class to
convince them that this was, indeed, the most significant event of the summer. You must
have at least three logical and coherent arguments, and you must cite the article to
support your arguments. Please don’t pick an article/event that you can’t thoughtfully
support with evidence from your article.
v. el evento:
vi. El articulo:
vii. Los argumentos
viii. La evidencia del articulo
HONOR CODE:
College students are required to abide by an honor code that forbids them from cheating,
lying and stealing, both within the academic world and as members of the college
community. I expect the same commitment of honor from you as a member of a collegelevel course. What this means is that you are expected to complete all assignments on
your own, without consulting native speakers or translation devices of any kind. You should
represent what you are capable of doing using as resources your mind, grammar books or
notes and a dictionary. If you are not sure about how to utilize an original source without
plagiarizing, please see me and I can give you tips. I do not expect your production of
Spanish to be without error at this level. Translation devices are prohibited at all times.
No one may EVER proofread your, suggest changes to your work or make changes to your
work unless I have specified these activities within the parameters of peer evaluation.
Anyone found in violation of these policies will subjected to disciplinary action. You are to
do your summer work independently.
Are you ready to step up to the challenge?
If you are taking the AP Spanish class, here are some recommendations for things
to do over the summer and during the school year to help you prepare. These are
in addition to your assignments and school activities. Learning a language cannot be
done in 50 minutes. Make it a part of your day everyday!
1. Every day, READ IT! Pick up a Spanish publication/Internet articles and
read some of it. READ SOMETHING in Spanish.
2. Every day, HEAR IT! Watch a video. Change the subtitles on your DVDS,
watch a novela, listen to music, and watch a foreign film on Netflix.
3. Every day, SPEAK IT!
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RESOURCES
You should be familiar with the tenses listed below. You should know how to
form each tense as well as when to use each one. The following web sites may
be helpful to practice these grammar points. This is not required but highly
recommended since the focus of the course is on reading, writing speaking and
listening.
Go to www.phschool.com and enter the web-code for the following grammar
points.
GRAMMAR
www.studyspanish.com
www.conjuguemos.com
Television/Radio/Video
www.bbcmundo.com
http://broadcast-live.com/television/spanish.html
http://newspaper-world.com/language/spanish.asp
http://broadcast-live.com/latinamerica.htm
Writing
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
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AP Spanish Language and Culture Agreement
___I have read and understand the assigned summer assignments for the AP
Spanish Language and Culture Course
___I understand that if I do not turn in the assignment, I will receive a zero
for each item that is missing.
___I understand the Honor Policy as described on the Summer Assignment
Handout and I agree to abide by its terms for the summer assignments and
during the 2015-16 school year
___ I agree to check edmodo/email at least every other week in order to
communicate with Sra. Sein
___I understand that this class moves at a quick pace and if I am in need of
extra help, I will take responsibility for my learning by speaking with Sra. Sein
and coming for tutoring
YOUR Name:_______________________
Your signature:________________________
Email address:____________________________ (Print clearly)
Phone #_________________
I can receive texts/I cannot receive texts (please circle)
Date:___________________________
Parent’s name:_______________________________
Parent’s signature:____________________________
****Please return this agreement to SRA SEIN BEFORE you leave for the
summer****