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5 Steps to a 5: AP Spanish Language and Culture 2020-2021, 1


Published: January 2020
ISBN: 1260456706
e-ISBN: 1260456714

Book description:

A PERFECT PLAN FOR THE PERFECT SCORE

Score-Raising Features Include:

2 full-length practice exams, with thorough answer explanations

•Comprehensive overview of the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam format

•Realistic exercises for the multiple-choice section of the exam, including print and audio texts; and the free-response section, including interpersonal and presentational writing and speaking questions and prompts

•Thorough answer explanations and sample responses that reflect all question types, just like the ones you will see on test day

•Hundreds of reliable tips and in-the-know strategies

•A complete MP3 audio program to help you develop solid listening-comprehension skills and gain valuable interactive speaking practice (also available online - see inside front cover for details)

The 5-Step Plan

Step 1: Set up your study plan with three model schedules

Step 2: Determine your readiness with an AP-style Diagnostic Exam

Step 3: Develop the strategies that will give you the edge on test day

Step 4: Review the terms and concepts you need to achieve your highest score

Step 5: Build your confidence with full-length practice exams

Dennis Lavoie has taught high school Spanish for more than 20 years. He is a participant in the College Board’s Spanish Program Development/Assessment Committee.

Yensen Sierra Lambert holds a B.A. in Spanish and International Studies from Douglas College at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ and a master’s degree in Romance Languages from Hunter College in New York City. She has taught AP Spanish Language and Culture and other Spanish courses for 19 years in New York City, Florida, Georgia, and most recently at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT, where she is the chair of the world languages department. She has served a Reader and Table Leader in the AP Spanish Language and Culture Reading in Cincinnati for the last four years, and she has led student and teacher training workshops for the National Math and Science Initiative/AP for All in New York City for the last year.