AP Spanish

WHICH TEACHER TEACHES AP SPANISH?

• Señora Godina
• Señora Godina has been teaching AP Spanish for 5 years now

WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF AP SPANISH?

• Main focus: To prepare students to take the AP exam
• In class, students learn past, present, and future tense
• Students become more proficient in the Spanish language

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE FROM SPANISH III & AP?

• Spanish III does not prepare you for the AP exam
• Spanish III doesn't include as much writing as AP Spanish
• AP Spanish makes you speak in proficient Spanish
• AP Spanish is a 5 point class

WHAT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES DO STUDENTS DO IN AP SPANISH?

• AP Spanish is divided into three components:
• 1) Practicing for AP exam by audio & writing activities
• 2) Read Spanish articles & send a summary about article on
• the teacher's (Señora Godina) google voice in proficient Spanish
• 3) Going over grammar by reading plays and short stories

HOW MANY HOURS OF HOMEWORK ARE ASSIGNED PER WEEK?

• Homework length depends on how much effort the student puts in
• Examples: one student will take one hour for homework
• another student will take one hour and a half for homework
• and another student can take about two hours for homework

WHAT IS THE SUMMER WORK FOR AP SPANISH?

• Review a list of vocabulary
• Review reading and writing
• Write narratives in Spanish

HOW CAN STUDENTS DO WELL IN AP SPANISH?

• Spanish III honors prepares you for AP Spanish
• If you come from Spanish III honors then you are prepared
• Students can do well by studying off notes and re-reading stories
• Students can also do well by studying off vocabulary and using
• it in narratives and writing short stories

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TAKING AP SPANISH?

• If you pass AP Exam with a score of 3+, it goes on your transcript and
• you receive college credit for this class
• Another benefit is that you have the benefit to continue using the
• knowledge of Spanish that you learned proficiently

COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT AP SPANISH?

• When students do not understand lesson, then they don't get
• credit for it for not understanding it

HOW CAN STUDENTS PREPARE NOW FOR AP SPANISH?

• Most students come from Spanish Native Speaker III
• or Spanish III honors
• Students from Spanish III honors are already prepared to
• take AP Spanish

CITING SOURCES

• The exam is 3 hours long
• Includes a 95 minute multiple choice section
• 85 minute free response
• College Board." AP Central. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Nov. 2013. .