AP Spanish Summer Homework
Seminole High School
2701 Ridgewood Ave.
Sanford, Florida 32773
Profesora Sra. Hernández
[email protected]
¡Bienvenidos a AP Español Lenguaje y Cultura! Soy la Sra. Hernández, tu maestra de español.
Te escribo para notificarte sobre la tarea de verano para la clase de AP Español. Recuerda que la meta
para la clase es mejorar la fluidez y comprensión del idioma. Igualmente, estudiaremos sobre la cultura
hispana. Hay cinco áreas para trabajar en esta tarea. Como sabes, estudiar un idioma se compone de
escribir, escuchar, leer, hablar y conocer la cultura hispana.
¡Nos vamos a divertir mucho en la clase! Si tienes preguntas, puedes enviarme un mensaje a mi correo
electrónico: [email protected]. Te responderé tan pronto como pueda. Recuerda que estoy
de vacaciones.
Te escribo las instrucciones en inglés para que puedas entender mejor.
AP Spanish Summer Work-In order to receive full credit, the written work must be submitted the first
day of class.
General Directions
Please do all activities completely and to the best of your ability. I will be using this work to assess your
skills upon your return in the summer. You will also receive a grade for completing this work, so do good
work to get off to a good start. I believe you will be prepared by next May to do well and my goal is for
all of you to pass the AP Exam. It will require self-discipline and dedication on your part as this class will
be treated and taught as if it were a college course.
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 to honor from you, as a member of a college-level 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.
Translation devices of any kind are prohibited at all times. No one may EVER proofread your work,
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 be subjected to
disciplinary action.
Also, go to the AP website and look over the test components, old tests, etc. for the AP Spanish
Language Exam only (not the Literature Exam). Familiarize yourself with the test so you know
where all your hard work is going this next year. Write down your thoughts (in your journal)
about what you learn. Tell me your positive thoughts, worries, hopes, etc.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_spanlang.html?spanlang
Look at the tips that the College Board suggests for you:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/prep_lang.html
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/spanish_lang/exam.html?spanlang
Appendix A- Listening and Writing Activity
Listen to songs in Spanish from Youtube, CDs, iTunes, or other places. Pick 10 of them from different
countries. Keep a log of the artists, the song titles, and the countries of origin. You don’t have to buy the
songs. You can listen for free without buying.
Tittle of the song
Artist
Country of origin
Choose one song that you feel strongly about. Write 8-10 sentences in which you:
a. Describe what you understood the song to mean, or what you think it’s
about.
b. Describe what you love or hate about it (and why).
c. Research and tell me in Spanish what you found out about the artist.
Due date: August 10th, 2017
Appendix B-Reading and Writing Activity
Find an online or printed newspaper article, in Spanish, which 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 a 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. It must be hand written,
double-spaced, and legible to me. Include the number of words at the end of the document. Synthesize
your thoughts/reactions into the summary as well.
1. Haz hacer un resumen del artículo en tus propias palabras. Mínimo de 100 palabras. Incluye una
copia del artículo con tu resumen.
2. Algunas preguntas guías para analizar el artículo:
a. ¿Cuándo y dónde sucedió el evento?
b. ¿Por qué tiene importancia a los hispanos? Sé específico/a.
c. Menciona 3+ hechos destacados del artículo y prepárate para compartirlos con la
clase.
Due date: August 10th, 2017
Appendix C-Writing Activity
Write an e-mail to a relative telling him/her some news you have heard about your favorite cousin.
Explain how you feel upon hearing the news. Is it good/bad? Are you sad/happy/excited/embarrassed,
etc.? Tell him/her all the details. Write 8-10 sentences in your best Spanish. Be sure to use appropriate
expressions, courtesy, and letter format. Include appropriate greetings and farewells.
Due by August 10th, 2017
Appendix D-Grammar Activities
Do at least 10 items for each Grammar topic. You can take a snapshot and save it or print it out. You
need to turn it in the first day of class. Use this website to do the activities.
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php
There is also another recommended site: A concise outline of Spanish structures.
http://www.bowdoin.edu/~eyepes/newgr/ats/index.htm
Due by August 10th, 2017
If you would like, you are free to finish any late work or homework during and by the end of summer. If
you do, please organize it into a folder, and turn it in to me via email.