Agenda – Spanish

AP Spanish Language and Culture Institute Agenda

Day 1: Review of AP* Spanish Language and Culture Exam and Course. 

  • Introductions: Warm-up activity.
    • Overview and agenda.
  • Understanding the modes of communication and how to build proficiency across modes.
    • Working with the Can-Do Statements
  • Test-day administration/proctors/equipment/language labs.
  • Selecting resources for the course.
  • Inclusion of the National Standards and the 5 C’s; Communication, Comparisons, Communities, Cultures and Connections
  • Using the AP Themes to develop instructional units of study that integrate the modes of communication. Share out this week.
  • AP Central and the AP Community.
    • Join the AP Spanish Language and Culture AP Community
  • The AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam Format: Which areas are most problematic for your students? What strategies do you have in place to help students be successful?
    • Section I: Multiple Choice-Interpretive Communication
    • Section 2: Free Response-Interpersonal and Presentation Communication
  • Essential Questions.
  • Lesson planning; a work in progress.
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture Course and Exam Description – Echar un vistazo
  • Reflection, questions, homework assignment: TBD

 

Day 2: Developing and integrating the modes of communication; a focus on interpretive communication.

  • Warm up activity.
  • Sharing “Best Practices”
  • Questions regarding homework assignment, share some ideas.
  • Working with Essential Questions to develop units of study that integrate the AP Spanish Language and Culture Themes.
    • How many EQ per unit?
    • Working with EQ that activate prior knowledge.
  • Working with thematic units.
    • How many thematic units per quarter/semester will I cover?
      • What are the contexts that will be developed in this thematic unit?
      • How will I integrate other themes?
      • How many units do you cover in one semester?
  • Developing Written and print interpretive communication; strategies for success.
    • To include; charts, graphs, articles, literature
    • Strategies for working with charts and graphs.
    • Activities/assessments
  • Developing Audio, visual and Audio Visual communication, strategies for success.
    • To include, radio broadcasts, podcasts, short clips, cortometrajes; films, art.
      • How do I integrate and use art in film in my AP Language course?
      • Strategies for working with audio, visual and audio visual communicaiton.
      • Activities/assessments
  • Using graphs, charts and maps.
    • Include students in the process.
  • Using graphic organizers and mind maps.
    • Other strategies?
  • Using authentic literature in the AP Spanish Language and Culture Classroom; reading comprehension strategies.
    • Scaffolding poetry and prose.
    • Authentic literature; accessible to all students.
  • Adapting and scaffolding the AP Literature reading list for Spanish language and at the lower levels.
  • Using video in the classroom to enhance thematic units.
    • What films are appropriate at this level?
  • Understanding the cultural component.
    • What is culture?
    • How do we scaffold culture?

 

  • The 2013 AP Spanish Language and Culture Practice Exam; M/C portion.
  • The Course and Exam Description – Practice Questions, how can we use these to help students in the classroom and help teachers prepare better assessments?
  • Lesson planning; a work in progress.
  • Preparing a thematic Unit
    • Working in small groups to present on the final day; each group will work with a different theme.
  • Understanding the cultural component.
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture Course and Exam Description – Using the suggested Units.
  • Reflection, questions, homework assignment: A sample lesson plan.

 

Day 3:  Developing and integrating the modes of communication; a focus on interpersonal and presentational communication.

  • Warm up activity.
  • Sharing “Best Practices”
  • Questions regarding homework assignment, share some ideas.
  • Developing interpersonal speaking skills.
    • Activities/assessments
    • Strategies for success.
    • Building proficiency
    • Scaffolding interpersonal speaking
    • Scoring Criteria
      • Review and score student samples from the AP Spanish Language and Culture 2020 exam.
      • Other ideas for scoring criteria?
  • Developing interpersonal writing skills, activities, assessments, scoring criteria.
    • Activities/assessments
    • The email
      • Strategies for success.
      • Building proficiency
      • Using and integrating connector words
      • Organizational strategies
  • Scaffolding interpersonal writing
  • Scoring Criteria
    • Review and score student samples from the AP Spanish Language and Culture 2020 exam.
    • Other ideas for scoring criteria?
  • Lesson planning; a work in progress.
  • Preparing a thematic Unit
    • Working in small groups to present on the final day; each group will work with a different theme.
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture Course and Exam Description – Using the suggested Units.
  • Developing presentational writing skills, activities, assessments, scoring criteria.
    • Activities/assessments
    • The persuasive essay
      • Strategies for success.
      • Building proficiency
      • Using and integrating connector words
      • Organizational strategies
  • Scaffolding presentational writing
  • Scoring Criteria
    • Review and score student samples from the AP Spanish Language and Culture 2020 exam.
    • Other ideas for scoring criteria?

 

Day 4: Developing and integrating the modes of communication; a focus on presentational communication.

  • Warm up activity.
  • Sharing “Best Practices”
  • Questions regarding homework assignment, share some ideas.
  • Developing presentational speaking skills; strategies for success, building proficiency.
    • Activities/assessments
    • The cultural comparison
      • Strategies for success.
        • How do we make comparisons?
      • Building proficiency
      • Organizational strategies
  • Scaffolding presentational speaking
  • Scoring Criteria
    • Review and score student samples from the AP Spanish Language and Culture 2020 exam.
    • Other ideas for scoring criteria?
  • AP Resources for teachers and students
  • Using IPA’s in the AP Spanish Language and Culture Classroom
  • Evaluations
  • Final Words of Wisdom