1 El Examen de A.P.  Miércoles, 18 de septiembre del 2013  9:00 de la mañana

2 What is “AP”? What are the benefits of taking an “AP” exam?  College-level courses taught in high school mostly  Teachers must complete an audit and be approved before “AP” is allowed on our transcript  Benefits: –Gain an edge in college preparation –Develop study habits for rigorous course work. –Better prepared academically –Likely to perform significantly better than students who did not take AP courses –Receive a High School Grade with bonus points –More likely to exercise leadership.

3 “AP” Grades “AP” Grades 5 —Extremely Well Qualified 4 — Well Qualified 3 — Qualified 2 — Possibly Qualified 1 — No Recommendation

5 Spanish “AP” Exam  AP Exam Administered in May  Approximately four hours long  Composed of multiple-choice and free-response questions  Free-response questions graded by college professors and AP teachers in June  AP Examination grades range from 1 to 5

6 El Examen de Lengua  Sección 1: Selección Múltiple (multiple-choice) Tests knowledge and understanding of spoken Spanish, and sentence structure (Includes listening activities and readings) (Includes listening activities and readings)  Sección 2: Respuestas Libres (free-response) Measures the student’s writing and speaking ability  Sección 1: Selección Múltiple (multiple-choice) Tests knowledge and understanding of spoken Spanish, and sentence structure (Includes listening activities and readings) (Includes listening activities and readings)  Sección 2: Respuestas Libres (free-response) Measures the student’s writing and speaking ability

Exam Dates  AP Spanish Mock Exam: TBA (April, 2014)  AP Spanish Exam: May, 2014 at 8:40 am.

10 How can parents support their AP student?  Speak Spanish at home if possible  Watch Spanish language TV and movies  Provide students with a wide variety of reading materials covering varied topics and current events  Discuss sample topics encouraging students to express themselves in complete full sentences.  Speak Spanish at home if possible  Watch Spanish language TV and movies  Provide students with a wide variety of reading materials covering varied topics and current events  Discuss sample topics encouraging students to express themselves in complete full sentences.

11 Important Links          Student Registration Link  Audio links: Resource/showResourceList.do Resource/showResourceList.do Resource/showResourceList.do