Read this post to find out how to prepare your students the week before the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam!
1 Week Until The AP Spanish Exam!

Ideas and Resources for Spanish Teachers
Read this post to find out how to prepare your students the week before the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam!
With the AP Spanish Exam quickly approaching, teachers may be wondering what they can do to help their students prepare. Here are the things that have worked for my students! Feel free to email me at contactspecialtyspanish.com if you have any other questions about Test Prep!
Are you new to teaching AP Spanish Language and Culture? The Exam looms in May, and it can be intimidating and confusing for teachers as they try to plan how to prepare their students. Many of us feel a lot of pressure to make sure our students get good scores.
Felicidades! Your students have completed the AP Spanish Exam! All of that time and effort…. but… now what? What do people teach after the AP Spanish Exam? Well, colegas, anything you want!!
So- this last piece of the open-ended sections of the AP Spanish Exam is the simulated conversation. Personally, I think this one is really fun! But I think a lot of my Spanish students disagree. Since it must be done, I try to make instruction and practice for my students as clear cut as possible.
In the last post we talked about how to teach students HOW to write an argumentative essay for the AP Spanish Exam. Now we will talk about the logistics of grading them to help students improve. It’s no easy task, for students or for teachers!
The Argumentative Essay on the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam is “arguably” on of the most difficult tasks. It is the open-ended section that takes the most time. It really challenges students to demonstrate excellent reading and listening comprehension as well as their vocabulary and grammar. But it also requires some specific knowledge of good writing skills and how to include specific requirements that AP Scorers are looking for.
Teaching AP Spanish Language and Culture this year? Wondering how to instruct your students on how to complete the Email Reply section of the AP Exam?
I have a lot of feelings about presentations. Throughout my career, I have seen it all. The memorized, robotic presentation where the student has no idea what they’re saying. The presentation that they meant to memorize, but stage fright took over. Train wreck.
Let’s face it people… the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam is HARD! In my experience, one of the most difficult open-ended tasks is the Cultural Comparison.
So how can we break it down for students and give them the know-how they need to be successful? Read on for some tips!