Spanish Literature, AP

This course is designed for students who demonstrate a high level of fluency and can understand material on concrete and abstract topics, including literary texts representing various genres and literary styles. This course prepares students for the Advanced Placement (AP) examination in Spanish literature. The curriculum exposes students to a wide range of literature from across Spanish speaking countries. Students will study literature and civilization in greater depth and will demonstrate proficiency in Spanish across all language skills, with a particular focus on a critical reading and analytical writing. In addition, this course approaches the study of literature through various cultural contexts, allowing students to understand the literary texts they read while at the same time relating this content to many other areas of learning and connecting it to their own life.