1. ¡Bienvenidos! Señorita Andrea Pizzolo andrea.pizzolo@fortbendisd.com Access the Power Point and Course Syllabus: http://tinyurl.com/andreapizzolo OR

2. COLLEGE CREDIT OPTIONS & AP  The Spanish Language and Culture AP Exam will be administered May 3, 2016. College credit will depend on their exam score.  All Colleges accept College credit differently, please look into the Colleges your child is thinking about attending.  AP Credit Policy Search: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditan dplacement/search-credit-policies https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditan dplacement/search-credit-policies

3. COURSE INFORMATION  AP SPANISH – equivalent to a 3rd -year college course  Course offers total immersion – enhances speaking, as well as reading, writing, listening. The course is conducted 100% in Spanish.  Curriculum focuses on a humanities approach to fuel four skills: literature, history, art, politics, society, music.  There are six AP themes around which the course and AP Exam are focused:  Beauty & Aesthetics  Families & Communities  Personal & Public Identities  Global Challenges  Science & Technology  Contemporary Life

4. COURSE GOALS By the end of this course, students will be able to:  Predict or make inferences by identifying and summarizing major ideas and important details  Synthesize the source and express opinion  Initiate, maintain and close a conversation  Create questions in order to clarify or obtain additional information  Communicate with proper semantics grammar  Recognize cultural elements  Demonstrate grammar control and good pronunciation in 2-3 minute oral presentations while describing, narrating and presenting information or persuasive arguments  Read and respond to business emails  Write a coherent and cohesive persuasive or analytical essay with good syntactical and grammatical control

5. GRADES  50% Major Grades:  Tests  Formal Writing Assessments  Formal Speaking Assessments  Projects  50% Daily Grades:  Quizzes (oral and written)  Oral presentations  Literature assignments  Daily work  Homework  Listening and speaking exercises Skyward – Grades will posted within 5 school days of due date.

6. TUTORIALS  Tuesdays: 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM  Thursdays: 7:00 AM to 7:20 AM  Or by appointment.

7. ¡GRACIAS!  Thank you so much for coming tonight!!!  I understand how busy everyone is and for you to take time out of your busy schedule and come tonight means a lot to me and to your children! THANK YOU AGAIN!!! MUCHAS GRACIAS.