¡Bienvendios a la clase de AP Lenguaje español! Welcome to the AP Spanish Language class! Summer work 2013
So that you can hit the ground running from the first day of classes, there are some things you must do to review and practice. You need to practice all four skill areas--reading, writing, listening and speaking. All of the activities listed below have been designed with that in mind.
All assignments are due ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
1. READING
Literatura: You are expected to read a chapter from the novel Cuando era puertorriqueña by Esmeralda Santiago. Goto the following website to find the text. If the link does not work, type the title and “Nos va a salir la cosa” in Google.
As you are reading, keep a list of any words you need to look up and write down the definition. There are some words at the beginning of the document to get you started. You also need to answer the comprehension questions at the end of the document in Spanish. Make sure you can identify the who/what/when/where/why for the chapter.
Write a short summary, no more than 50 words, in Spanish.
Current events: You are expected to find 5 newspaper articles in Spanish.
Choose 5 different articles from various Spanish language newspapers.
Read each article.
Write a short summary (50+ words) for each article about what you read in Spanish.
Choose your articles from the following categories: sports, international, business/technology, culture/arts, health, editorial/opinion and one of your choice. Each article has to come from a different category--don’t do all 5 from just one.
Copy/print the article and staple your summary to the article. Keep a running list of new vocabulary and expressions and look them up in English.
Also, check out “El Planeta” and “La Semana”--free in newsboxes around the city.
2. GRAMMAR
As you read “Nos va a salir la cosa”, identify the following verb tenses and create a key to keep track. You will turn this in when you come back. Find the following in the text
preterit, imperfect, future, conditional, present perfect, pluperfect, subjunctive (present and imperfect), commands (positive and negative), gerund, infinitive,
Here is the color scheme that your teachers have used—
orange = preterit green = conditional purple = subjunctive
yellow = imperfect blue = future pink = commands
infinitive = box around gerund = be creative!
present perfect/plu perfect = circle around, or a diff. shade of a color already used
3. LISTENING
You are expected to listen to 5 different things in Spanish--they can come from online, radio and tv. You need to write a short summary of what you heard in Spanish (50 words). Please include the date and source you used for each of the summaries. Here are some sources you can use:
INTERNET--there is soooooooo much out there! This is only a sampling....
Also, check out free podcasts available on iTunes
TV
Check local cable for Univision, Galavision, Telemundo for telenovelas, news, movies
Switch languages on a movie and watch it dubbed in Spanish
El sitio http://wwitv.com/portal.htm ofrece enlaces a cientos de canales de tele que tienen "streaming video" sobre el Internet. Tambien hay enlaces a sus sitios.
www.tve.es Live and archived television from Spain.
perspective in a choice of seven languages, including Spanish
Countries.
4. SPEAKING
Using Voicethread, you will respond to some open ended questions about being a student. You will need to go to www.voicethread.com to create a user account. Click on Register in the top right hand corner where it says Sign In or Register.
FIRST, watch the video, titled La vuelta al cole vista por un niño de 10 años
In a written journal entry, compare and contrast how you and Domi prepare for Back to School.
NEXT, respond orally to each of the 7 prompts that you will find here:
The prompts are taken from a self-quiz to see ¿Qué tipo de alumno eres? As you record your answers to the questions to describe yourself, you should also take the quiz and keep track of which answer you would choose on the screen. At the end, see if your results match up with how you think you are as a student.
DUE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL:
Questions/answers/summary for the short story
Grammar highlights and key with the story
5 article summaries with articles for each
5 listening summaries
new vocabulary lists—should include the story and each of the 5 articles
A journal entry on how you and Domi prepare for Back to School
Voicethread recordings
Email if you have any questions!
Ms. Chouinard
Ms. Kelley
¡Que tengas un verano maravilloso, y nos vemos en septiembre!
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If you are taking AP Spanish Literature with Ms. Hauck, you need to read the following over the summer:
Lazarillo de Tormes (author unknown) --Prologo, Tratados 1, 2, 3, 7
Other longer works that you will read and might want to get started on are:
Don Quijote by Miguel de Cervantes--primera parte, capitulos 1-5, 8 and 9, Segunda parte, capitulo 74
La Casa de Bernada Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca
El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by Tirso de Molina
Be sure to check out the AP Spanish Lit pages and information at the AP Central sites on the College Board websites for more info about the course and exam.
There is also a list of literary terms you need to learn--email Ms. Hauck at ehauck@boston.k12.ma if you have any questions.
