AP Spanish Language and Culture-Bienvenidos a la clase de español

Señora Cortés-Holbert

Summer Assignment 2018-BE SURE TO GET STARTED NOW!!

¡Felicitaciones! I am glad that you have chosen to continue your study of Spanish through the AP level. This will help you to be well prepared for Spanish courses when you enroll in college. Please realize that our District pays the 100 dollars for you to take this exam for free so please take advantage of the opportunity you have to save thousands of dollars in college. Getting a 4 or a 5 on this AP exam is extremely feasible if you decide to be resourceful and committed which in turn will help you prepare to be a college student next year for most of you.

The AP Spanish Language Exam is the first week of May and this EXAM is designed to test your skills to see how well the results compare to abilities found in a third year college class. The exam will test all of the major language skills: reading comprehension, writing skills, speaking ability and listening comprehension, in addition to general cultural knowledge of the Hispanic world along with your knowledge of Los Estados Unidos. Therefore, you will need to continue your practice these skill areas this summer. The goals of the summer assignment are to improve your vocabulary so that you can communicate better in writing and speaking next year, to become familiar with various aspects of a Spanish-speaking culture, and to familiarize yourself with the 2018 AP Spanish Language and Culture exam.

Make sure you type all your assignments and share them with me. In addition, you must have a 3 by 5 card with an outline for each topic because you will be presenting what you learned the first week of school. Be sure to practice orally, record yourself and listen to it several times so you know you are ready to present the first day of school.

Summer Assignment #1 Be sure to share everything on google docs, gracias!! My email is Ana.cortesholbert@guhsdaz.org, cell phone is 602-460-1682, be sure to text me your nombre if you need me for any reason.

Familiarize yourself with the exam

Become familiar with everything that is published on the AP website about this exam. The test changes periodically, so try to find out specifically about the 2017 exam. Look up past essays, emails, multiple choice questions and more and see how they were scored by the A.P. graders.

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-spanish-language/about-the-exam?spanlang http://advancesinap.collegeboard.org/world-languages/spanish

Look at the tips that the College Board suggests for you:

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-spanish-language/exam-tips

After you have read through everything, write a short summary (+/-150 words) in Spanish of what you have learned about the exam. Include some ideas of how you will be able to best study over the course

of the year. You can also include your hopes, plans, areas of concern, etc. This assignment is worth 50 points.

Summer Assignment #2-vocabulario and 10 idiomatic expressions

Your first assignment will be to keep a list of vocabulary that you learn this summer and throughout the year, be sure to draw pictures or write sentences/expressions en español to help you remember. How are you going to gain vocabulary? Read things online, look for videos on Pinterest, watch movies, watch shows, do a separate playlist in Spanish of music you love, listen to the radio and you will learn a lot by listening to the people speaking! The vocabulary should be at an AP level. It should not be words that you already know. You will number each word and next to it, write a synonym in Spanish. Use www.wordreference.com to find your synonyms. Have at least 200 words and please use the front and back of each page you utilize. Please have 10 idiomatic expressions that will be easy for you to use in conver sations. This assignment is worth 100 points.

Summer Assignment #2-sección de la comparación cultural

Your assignment will be to do enough research and answer the following questions intelligently and with depth. Use the Internet to investigate (Pinterest has a lot of videos and information en español), be sure to type in the topic in Spanish and you will find a lot, for example type in las familias y las comunidades.. You will write/type 150-200 words in Spanish about each of the following questions. On each page, start with the number and the question. Then, write down the website(s) you consulted to gather your info, please print at least one article for each question because you will refer to them throughout the year for you to be prepared for the A.P EXAM in MAY. You will type your paper and share your resource article with me. Use your own words in Spanish in order to avoid plagiarism. Do not copy directly from the website. This assignment is worth 200 points. Be sure to have a 3 by 5 card filled out for each topic because you will present what you learned on each topic as soon as we begin school en agosto! Each time that you answer each question/topic, you will be addressing the topic by comparing a Spanish speaking country to the United States. For example, what is the role of family in forming/instilling values in young people in the United States vs. a Spanish speaking country?

afecta la tecnología ahora en día a nuestras familias? Encuentra lo positivo y lo negativo

What is the role of the family in forming /instilling values in young adolescents? And how does technology affect our families now days? Find the positive and the negative in how technology affects young people and how it affects you.

2. ¿Qué importancia tienen las acciones individuales para mejorar el mundo, ya sea local o globalmente? Investiga Shakira y su organización Pies Descalzos y también investiga Angelina Jolie o Nelson Mandela. Y ¿qué haces tú para mejorar tu comunidad? Dame ejemplosWhat importance do individual actions have on improving the world whether is it locally or globally? Research Shakira and her organization Pies Descalzos and also research

Email your summary to Sra. Cortés (ana.cortesholbert@guhsdaz.org) by Monday, Friday June 1st

1. ¿Cuál es el papel de la familia en la formación de los valores de los jóvenes? Y ¿Cómo

What ethical problems confront scientists now days in their work/research?

Angelina Jolie and Neslon Mandela on what they are doing/have done to improve the world. What do you do to make a difference in your community? Give me examples. If you don’t do any kind of volunteer work, what would you like to do to make a difference???

3. ¿Qué hechos=incidents y acontecimientos=events son considerados manifestaciones del impacto humano sobre el medioambiente?What incidents and events are manifestations of the human impact on the environment? Please be aware of what we as human beings are doing to our earth, the gargage and plastic that makes it into our oceans and pollutes and affects sea life in so many negative ways.

4. ¿Cuál es la importancia de las bellas artes en la sociedad moderna?What is the importance of the arts (plays, movies, museums, music=concerts) in our modern society? Be sure to research the museums in Barcelona and museums in New York or Washington D.C. why are these so important? How about music, plays, dances, and why are these so important? Also research BULL FIGHTING in Spain, How did bull fighting begin, why is it part of their culture, what is the significance and why do some people think is cruel?

5. ¿Cuál es el papel del gobierno en el bienestar social de una sociedad? What is the role of the government in the wellbeing of a society?One great idea would be to research Venezuela/Argentina and their government versus what does the U.S. government do for its citizens?

7. Investiga/Research un/una artista como Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Antonio Berni, Fernando, o Francisco De Goya and then find an AMERICAN artista and compare the two to each other, do they have commonalities?? What were their personal lives like, what inspired them to become aritists. Get in depth!!

8. Investiga/Research Antonio Gaudí, un arquitecto famoso de España. Find out a bit about his personal life and all the famous places he designed and built in Barcelona and compare his work to a famous arquitect here in the United States.

9. Investiga organizaciones que protegen los animales y contesta claramente ¿Por qué son tan importantes las mascotas para la gente?

Assignment #4- Choose at least 5 movies to watch en español that are proper for you to watch. Look up the top movies/shows in Spanish and it will give them to you. GET hooked so you start immersing yourself!! Write a quick 3 by 5 review/opinion on what you thought of the movie.

6. ¿Qué problemas éticos enfrentan los investigadores científicos en su trabajo?

Assignment #5 Grammar review-BE SURE TO have worksheets, notes of what you reviewed for each of the topics below.

Specific topics include: Present tense, Preterit tense, Imperfect tense, Ser vs. Estar, Progressive Tenses,

Present Subjunctive, Present Perfect, Subjunctive, Imperfect Subjunctive, Commands, Future tense,

Conditional tense, Por vs. Para

These sites are good for general grammar practice:

http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php http://www.quia.com http://www.conjuguemos.com http://www.bowdoin.edu/~eyepes/newgr/ats/

Also, this site has a wealth of links that will help you with you Spanish studies:

http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/enlacesutiles1

Buena suerte con todo y nos vemos en agosto!!

UN/A CIUDADANO/A GLOBAL

Presentación final-200 puntos

5 minutosTodo el año hemos cubrido temas que te enseñaron como ser un/a ciudadano/a global y ahora vas a darnos tu punto de vista de lo que aprendiste y como has cambiado por esta clase en formas positivas.

Vas a crear tu presentación en google slides y google docs. ALL THE SLIDES MAY HAVE Phrases that will serve as an outline but NO FULL paragraphs that would allow you to JUST READ. You can have questions/preguntas/titles/themes that you will address with pictures or words on each slide that you provide. You will type up your whole presentation and share it with me along with your slides. Mi correo es ana.cortesholbert@guhsdaz.org

TEMAS Y PREGUNTAS QUE TE PUEDEN AYUDAR:

*¿Cómo se define la familia en distintas sociedades?

*¿Cómo contribuyen los individuos al bienestar de las comunidades?

*¿Cuáles son las diferencias en los papeles que asumen las comunidades y las familias en las diversas sociedades del mundo?

*Las comunidades educativas

Tiempo de Juego

Shakira y su organización Pies Descalzos

Unicef-Angelina Jolie

Gandhi, Mark Zuckerberg, Jimmy Carter,

Nelson Mandela

En esto creo:<<Educación>>

Audio: Tocar y luchar-la música ¿Qué nos enseña?

*Las redes sociales

Facebook, el monstruo de dos cabezas

Centoamérica y las redes sociales

Jóvenes y uso de las redes sociales

*La geografía humana/la globalización

La situación de los pueblos del Lago Atitlán

30 años de cultura de MALL

Basura: Un problema en aumento

*Las tradiciones y los valores-LA ESTRUCTURA DE LA FAMILIA

El niño y la niebla

Homenaje a las madres de la tradición artesana

Garífuna

*¿Qué impacto tiene el desarrollo científico y tecnológico en nuestras vidas?

*¿Qué factores han impulsado el desarrollo y la innovación en la ciencia y la tecnología?

*¿Qué papel cumple la ética en los avances científicos?

*Tecnología, individuo y sociedad

No sin mi móvil-NOMOPHOBIA

Nosotros, no

Proyecto MARTA: el coche del future con tecnología Española

*El cuidado de la salud y la medicina

Google, un médico virtual no aconsejable

Enfermedad y marginación en la EDAD MEDIA

Escepticismo y medicinas alternativas

*La ciencia y la ética

Neander Park

Susentabilidad

El desarrollo sostenible debe basarse en la ciencia

*Los fenómenos naturales

La gran extinción que casi acabó con la vida en la TIERRA

Cazadores de tornados

*¿Cómo se establecen las percepciones de la belleza y la creatividad?

*¿Cómo influyen los ideales de la belleza y la estética en la vida contidiana?

*¿Cómo las artes desafían y reflejan las perspectivas culturales?

*Definiciones de la belleza

*La moda y el diseño

*El lenguaje y la literatura

*Las artes visuales

Expresiones que facilitan la comunicación

PARA PRESENTAR UN TEMAA partir de Beginning withAl principio At the beginning

Como punto de partida As a starting pointEn primer lugar In the first place

En segundo (tercer) lugar In the second (third) placePara empezar/comenzar To begin

Primero First

PARA EXPRESAR UNA IDEAa causa de on account of, because of

a pesar de todo in spite of everythingactualmente presentlyahora mismo right nowal considerar upon considering

claro of coursecomo as in, as much as, since

de ninguna manera by no meansde todos modos at any rate

en cuanto a regarding, with respect toen la actualidad presently

en realidad actuallyen vista de que considering that

es cierto que it is true that, it is certain thates seguro que it is certain that

hace poco a short while agohasta el momento, hasta la fecha until now

hay que tomar en cuenta que one must realize thatla verdad es que the truth is that

lo esencial es que what is essential is thatlo importante es que what is important is thatlo que importa es que what matters is that

sin duda without a doubtsobre todo above all

PARA ELABORAR O CLARIFICARademás (de) besides, furthermore, in addition

a la misma vez at the same timeal mismo tiempo at the same time

asimismo likewisebastaría poner un ejemplo here is an example

con respecto a with respect toconforme a according toconstar que to make known that, to certify that

de aquí (ahora, hoy) en adelante from now onde hecho in fact

el caso es que the fact is thatel hecho de que the fact that

en otras palabras in other wordsentonces then

es decir que that is to say, in other wordsespecíficamente specifically

igualmente equallylas razones por las que the reasons for which

mientras whilemientras tanto meanwhile, in the meantimepara continuar to continue

para ejemplificar to exemplifypara ilustrar to illustrate

por añadidura as well, besides, in additionpor eso therefore

por ejemplo for exampleprincipalmente firstly, especiallypara continuar to continue

también alsotampoco neither, nor either

PARA COMPARAR Y CONTRASTAR IDEASal contrario de in contrast to

ambos botha pesar de que in spite of the fact that

aunque althoughcomo since, given that

dado que given that, sincede la misma manera in the same way

de lo contrario otherwisede otro modo on the other hand

en cambio on the other handen vez de instead of

es cada vez más it is increasingly, every time is moreigualmente similarlyno obstante however, nevertheless

pero butpor la mayor parte for the most part

por motivo que for the reason thatpor otro lado on the other handpor un lado on one handsin embargo however, nevertheless

sino butsino que but rather

tanto mejor all the better, even bettertanto X como Y just as X…, Y

PARA DEMOSTRAR CAUSA Y EFECTOa causa de (que) because of

al considerar upon consideration ofal parecer seemingly, apparentlyante esto in light of this

ante tal hecho considering such a factasí que thus, so, thereforecomo since, inasmuch as

como consecuencia as a consequence, resultcomo resultado de as a result of

debido a owed to, because ofde manera que so thatdespués de que after

en todo caso in any casepor because of

por consiguiente accordingly, consequentlypor ese motivo for this reason, that’s whypor lo mismo for the same reasonpor lo tanto therefore, hence

porque becausepuesto que sinceresulta que it results that

se debe tomar en cuenta one must take into account thatsigue que it follows

ya que since, because, seeing that

PARA CONCLUIRa fin de cuentas in the end, after all

al fin finally, at last, in the endal fin y al cabo after all

ante todo first, first of allde lo anterior, se ve que from the above, it is clear that

de todas formas in any case, anywayde todo esto se deduce que in conclusión

de todos modos at any rateen breve shortly, briefly, in short

en conclusión in conclusiónen definitiva in conclusión, definitely

en fin finally, in shorten resumen in summary

en resumidas cuentas in shorten todo caso in any case, anywayfinalmente finally

lo esencial es que what is essential is thatmejor dicho rather, indeedpara concluir to concludepara resumir to summarizepara terminar to end, to close

por fin finallypor último lastly

por siguiente consequently, thus

Positive tone wordsAdmiring- Admirativo/a Adoring- Ferviente

Affectionate- Cariñoso/a Appreciative- Agradecido por

Approving- Aprobador Bemused- Desconcertado/a

Benevolent- Benéfico/a Blithe- Alegre

Calm- Calmado Casual- Informal

Celebratory- Festivo/a Cheerful- Feliz

Comforting- Tranquilizador/a Comic- Cómico/a

Compassionate- Compasivo/a Complimentary- Elogioso/a

Conciliatory- Conciliatorio/a Confident- Seguro/a

Contended- Competir Delightful- Encantador/a

Earnest- Serio/a Ebullient- Vivaz

Ecstatic- Extático Effusive- Efusivo/a

Elated- Exultante Empathetic- Empático

Encouraging- Alentador/a Euphoric- Eufórico/a

Excited- Entusiasmado/a Exhilarated- Entusiasmar

Expectant- Expectante Facetious- Grasiso/a

Fervent- Ferviente Flippant- Frívolo/a

Forthright- Directo/a Friendly- Amable

Funny- Grasioso/a Gleeful- Contento/a

Gushy- Efusivo/a Happy- Feliz

Hilarious – Hilarante Hopeful- Optimista

Humorous – Cómico Interested- Interesado/a

Introspective- Introspectivo/a Jovial- Jovial

Joyful- Alegre Laudatory- Laudatorio/a

Lively- Vivaz

Mirthful- Alegre Modest- Recatado/a

Nostalgic- Nostálgico/a Optimistic- Optimista

Neutral ( =, -, or neutral)Commanding- Imponente Direct- Directo/a

Impartial- Imparcial Indirect- Indirecto/a

Meditative- Meditativo/a Objective- Objetivo

Questioning- Perplego/a Speculative- Especulativo/a

Unambiguous – Inequívoco/a Unconcerned- Despreocupado/a

Understated – Sencillo

Negative tone wordsAbhorring- Aborrecer Acerbic- Acerbo/a

Ambiguous- Ambiguo/a Ambivalent- Indeciso/a

Angry- Enfadado con Annoyed- Enojado con

Antagonistic- Antagónico/a Anxious- Ansioso/a

Apathetic- Apático/a Apprehensive- Ansioso/a

Belligerent- Agresivo/a Bewildered- Desconcertado/a

Biting- Mordaz Bitter- Amargo/a

Blunt- Desafilado Bossy- Mandón/ ona

Cold- Frío Conceited- Engreído/a

Condescending – Altivo/a Confused- Confundido/a