AP SPANISH SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS 2021-2022 - Spanish Language and Culture Summer Assignments

Sep 27, 2026

AP Spanish summer assignments for 2021-2022 guide students continuing AP Spanish Language and Culture toward the May 2021 exam, which tests listening, reading, speaking, and writing plus cultural knowledge of the Hispanic World. Students must complete all summer work before August and submit through Google Classroom, using technology while maintaining original language acquisition. The document outlines six study themes, honor-code expectations, pacing advice, and three assignment types: exam familiarization with a short Spanish summary, reading and summarizing 10 Spanish articles with vocabulary lists, and writing five Spanish journal entries based on specified prompts.

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Themes for AP Spanish Language and Culture

Beauty and Aesthetics

Global Challenges

Science and Technology

Families and Communities

Personal and Public Identities

Contemporary Life

Rationale for Summer Assignments

General Directions

Assignment # 1: Familiarize yourself with the exam

Assignment # 2: Read 10 articles in Spanish

Assignment # 3: Writing - Five journal entries

XCPHS AP SPANISH 2021-2022 AP SPANISH SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS 2021-2022 [Profesora Cabrera Lucero](Profesora Cabrera Lucero jcabreralucero@xavierprep.org)[ j](Profesora Cabrera Lucero jcabreralucero@xavierprep.org)[cabreralucero@xavierprep.org](Profesora Cabrera Lucero jcabreralucero@xavierprep.org) ¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español! You have chosen to continue your study of Spanish at the AP level. The AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam (May 2021) is designed to test your skills in order to see how well they compare to abilities found in a third-year college course. The exam will test all of the major language skills: listening, reading comprehension, speaking, and writing in addition to the general cultural knowledge of the Hispanic World. I welcome you to this rewarding and challenging course and to this journey exploring six major themes of study. Themes for AP Spanish Language and Culture 1. Beauty and Aesthetics 2. Global Challenges 3. Science and Technology 4. Families and Communities 5. Personal and Public Identities 6. Contemporary Life. Rationale for Summer Assignments Students enrolled in AP Spanish are required to complete the summer assignment prior to the start of class in August . The assignments integrate the use of technology while maintaining the integrity of language acquisition through real-life experiences. Summer assignments have been selected to continue the development of more advanced communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. General Directions: Read the assignment descriptions carefully. Each assignment has some required activities. You may use dictionaries, grammar books, [www.wordreference.com](www.wordreference.com), etc. Local libraries and native speakers of Spanish are excellent sources. You may enjoy watching videos or television programs with other AP Spanish students and discussing the activities and your opinions are encouraged. However, your work is still yours, not the other students’. You may have the same conversations but your logs will be different, since each one of you will report what you learned and talked during the conversations. You are required to abide by the honor code that forbids from cheating, lying and stealing, both within the academic world and as members of the general society. In other words I expect that you complete all assignments on your own, without the use XCPHS AP SPANISH 2021-2022 of a person or translator. Your work should represent what you are capable of doing using all resources you have at hand, grammar, notes from previous studies. This work is to assess your skills upon starting the new school year. You will receive a major test grade for this work. You can submit it one week before school starts on the google classroom. However, if you are traveling, you can submit it on the first day of class. ALL YOUR WORK MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM (Class code hejjalx [https://classroom.google.com/c/MzM5MjAwMjM1OTQz?cjc=hejjalx](https://classroom.google.com/c/MzM5MjAwMjM1OTQz?cjc=hejjalx)). NOTE: These summer assignments will not take too much time each week, but the work should be spread out throughout the summer rather than trying to cram everything into a few days. You may end up with a big headache. Cramming does not work with any language. Assignment \# 1: Familiarize yourself with the exam Become familiar with EVERYTHING that is published on theAP website about this exam. [http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/spanishlang/exam.html?spanlang](http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/spanishlang/exam.html?spanlang) [a](a)) [Look at the tips that the College Board suggests](Look at the tips that the College Board suggests) for you: [http://www.colleboard.com/student/testing/ap/prep lang.html](http://www.colleboard.com/student/testing/ap/prep lang.html) b) When you have done this, please write a short summary (70-80 words) in Spanish of what you learned about this exa

FAQs

What skills does the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam test?

The exam tests listening, reading comprehension, speaking, and writing, along with general cultural knowledge of the Hispanic World.

When are the summer assignments due and how must they be submitted?

Students must complete the assignments prior to the start of class in August and submit them via Google Classroom one week before school starts, or on the first day if traveling.

What are the requirements for Assignment #2?

Read 10 articles in Spanish from a Spanish newspaper or magazine, choose no more than two on the same topic, write an 8–10 sentence summary for each, and provide a 5–8 word vocabulary list with Spanish definitions plus references for where the articles were obtained.

Sep 27, 2026

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