2016-2017

AP Spanish Language and Culture 2016-2017 Please, before leaving for your very well deserved summer vacation, discuss and pick-up your summer assignment from your AP Language and Culture teacher. SUMMER ASSIGNMENT For all the students entering the Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture Course (LS52) in the fall: This is a required assignment, which is to be handed in on the first day of class (Mini Schedule). Students will be tested on this assignment during the first few days of class. 1. Grammar- Review. From REPASO. Part 1 and Part 2 Students will be tested on this assignment during the first week of class. 2. Listening/ Reading and Writing: Current events: 8 current events (one per week minimum, starting on the week of June 16th). Please, be sure to include different topics: Politics, sciences, environment, arts, etc. Look for articles related to the Spanish-speaking countries. 3. Reading: See packet 4. Writing: Summery of your reading exercises

A. GRAMMAR: from REPASO, A Complete Review Workbook for Grammar…. Review as needed: Part 1- Capítulos 1-10 Review in detail: Capítulos 11-13 Part 2- Capítulos 16 y 17

B. READING: For your summer reading activity: Interpretive communication- Print texts: La belleza y la estética. (Act.1) La vida contemporánea (Act.2) Las identidades personales y públicas (Act 4) Las familias y las comunidades (Act 7) La ciencia y la tecnología (Act 11) Los desafíos mundiales (Act 16)

C. CURRENT EVENTS (la noticia del día) See guidelines* The AP Spanish Language class will be conducted entirely in Spanish. In order to improve your listening skills you need to be exposed to the Spanish Language as much as possible. The following activities must be performed regularly during the summer in order to receive exposure to the target language in different contexts, registers, styles, voices, and speaking accents.  

Listening to Songs: The music industry today provides a wide range of CD’s/ videos in Spanish. Radio, television and Internet: In Maryland there is access to local radio and television Spanish programming. Radio La Mega (FM 92.7), radio Borinquen (AM 90), radio El Zol (99.5) TV: Univision, Maryland Public Television en español. l recommended: daily news (at 6:30 pm and 11:30 pm, Univision). BBC Languages: http://bbc.co.uk/languages/ and RADIO NACIONES UNIDAS http://www.un.org./radio/es Come prepared to discuss your listening experiences in class.

*”NOTICIAS DEL DÍA” TEMPLATE The following activities must be performed once a week. Please, document your current events. Use “Noticia del día “template. You must present your currents events, minimum 8, during the first day of class.

FUENTES SUGERIDAS BBC Mundo Radio de las Naciones Unidas Univision Radio El País (España) El Clarín (Argentina) CNN en español

http://www.bbcmundo.com http://www.un.org/radio/es/ http://www.univision.com http://www.elpais.com/global/ http://www.clarin.com/ http://www.CNN.com

ANTES DE LEER Fecha: País: Titular: Tema: Fuente:

INFORMACIÓN PREVIA ¿Sabes algo sobre el tema? (Resumen del titular)

DURANTE (apuntes) ¿Quién/ Quiénes?

¿Qué sucedió?

¿Cuándo?

¿Dónde? ¿Cómo?

¿Por qué?

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PALABRAS CLAVES (cognados, palabras familiares)

NUEVO VOCABULARIO/EXPRESIONES (nunca escuché…)

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D. WRITING: Write summaries of your reading exercises. (Printed texts) La belleza y la estética. (Act.1) La vida contemporánea (Act.2) Las identidades personales y públicas (Act 4) Las familias y las comunidades (Act 7) La ciencia y la tecnología (Act 11) Los desafíos mundiales (Act 16)

When you write your summaries and current events be sure to check your work:  verbs and subjects- agreement  nouns- gender a  adjectives and nouns- agreement  ser vs estar  por /para

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indicative mood vs subjunctive imperfect/preterite personal “a” accents

Deseo que pasen un lindo verano lleno de agradables aventuras en español!!!! MTV