Course Syllabus

Course Description

The AP Spanish Literature and Culture course is designed for high school students who successfully completed at least 3 years of Spanish or AP Spanish Language and Culture.  This course also is designed to provide the curriculum, requirements, and learning experiences of an advanced third-year college/university survey course in Literature written in Spanish. This course also introduces to formal study of the most representative literary texts and trends, theory, and criticism from Peninsular Spanish, Latin American, and US Hispanic literature, including a variety of genres such as short stories, novels, poetry, drama, and essays, and organized chronological, from the Medieval period to the present. This course will also help you develop literary language and analytical skills needed to demonstrate your understanding of the texts. The curriculum is also connected and aligned to the following AP College Board Themes to enrich your literary analysis for reading, writing, and class discussion:  Las sociedades en contacto, La construcción del género, El tiempo y el espacio, Las relaciones interpersonales, La dualidad del ser, and La creación literaria.  (Download detailed AP Spanish Literature & Culture Themes)

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Synchronous Virtual Learning Schedule/ Horario de enseñanza a distancia 

Periodo Lunes Martes Miércoles Jueves  Viernes / Flex Friday

1er Periodo

8:00 – 8:30

Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Opcional: Tutorías y juntas únicamente por cita y durante el periodo de clase.

2o Periodo

9:14 – 9:44

Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Opcional: Tutorías y juntas únicamente por cita y durante el periodo de clase.

3er Periodo

10:04 – 10:34

Curso de Literatura y Cultura  AP Curso de Literatura y Cultura  AP Curso de Literatura y Cultura  AP Curso de Literatura y Cultura  AP Opcional:Tutorías y juntas únicamente por cita y durante el periodo de clase.

4o Periodo

10:52 – 11:28

Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Curso de Lengua y Cultura AP Opcional:Tutorías y juntas únicamente por cita y durante el periodo de clase.
5-8o Periodos Wiley MS Wiley MS Wiley MS Wiley MS Wiley MS

 

Textbooks (provided by school): Abriendo Puertas. Antología de la literatura en español (Tomos I y II).

NOTE: You will be responsible for taking care of both volumes (you are not allow to write or use highlighters on books), otherwise you need to pay for damages and/or lost book ($60 or more) 

Other course readings and materials: provided by Mtra. Jiménez.

Grading Scale 

A = 90-100

B = 80-89

C = 70-79

D = 60-69

F = 59 and below

Grading Policy

Participation - 25%

Classwork/Homework/Quizzes - 25%

Projects/Tests/Essays - 50%