| Welcome to all Klein Collins students who are preparing to take the Spanish
Literature AP test. There is an "enlaces" page on this site that will take
you to most of the required reading materials for the test. I'll be making
the list a bit longer everyday. Some of the names are spelled incorrectly
because the program I use to create this site does not allow me to use
accents (or I have yet to figure out how to do it). Buena suerte a todos,
Sra. Bartok
Here are some tips on how to prepare for the test:
Listening
Listen carefully to your teacher and to others who are fluent in the
language who speak at different speeds and with different accents. Tune in
to foreign TV and radio programs whenever possible, and use recorded
material such as DVDs and CDs. Even better, try to attend undubbed foreign
films in commercial theaters. A school's language laboratory will also
provide aural training, and should be used regularly.
Speaking
Many students feel natural inhibitions and hesitations in speaking, but try
not to worry about how others may perceive you if you make a mistake. It is
only with continued practice that you will begin to speak with facility.
Therefore, participate in debates, discussions, dialogues, and skits as much
as you can. In addition, practice in a language laboratory gives you the
opportunity to compare your speech with that of a model speaker.
The importance of thorough preparation for the speaking part of the exam
should not be underestimated. You need to be familiar with the operation of
recording equipment, and to practice recording your answers to questions.
Ask your teacher or AP Coordinator to provide at least one trial run of the
examination recording equipment and procedures before the actual test
administration.
Reading
You should read a wide variety of materials, such as literary prose, essays,
poems, dramatic works, dialogues, cartoons, advertisements, book reviews,
and journalistic material, including editorials. For the literature course,
be sure to read and study all the works on the required reading list.
When you read, look out for the grammatical cues of the text, such as verb
tenses, and pay attention to factual information in the text (understanding
who, what, when, where, why, and how). For the literature course, practice
doing a close reading of selected passages for linguistic as well as
stylistic analyses, such as recognition of register, tone, humor, irony, and
narrative techniques.
Writing
Of all the language skills, writing is considered by many teachers and
students to be the most sophisticated. Unlike listening and speaking—which
may be facilitated by having another person present—writing is usually
practiced alone on subjects you have already discussed, heard, or read
about. Because writing can be revised numerous times—and therefore
progressively improved—in your classroom writing you may be expected to
exercise greater accuracy, precision, and clarity than in oral performance.
General Tips for Exam Day
Pay close attention to accuracy. You will be penalized for incorrect
spelling on the fill-in questions.
When composing an essay, organize your thoughts and make a brief outline
first. (Organizational notes will not be scored.) The final essay should
have a clear focus, logical development, appropriate details, and supporting
materials that reinforce and enhance the ideas in the essay.
When recording answers in the speaking section, speak as extensively and
appropriately as you can within the allotted time.
If you are asked to give an account of a picture sequence, remember that
there is no single correct interpretation. Any recounting of the story is
acceptable as long as it is relevant. If you don't know specific vocabulary,
try circumlocution to explain what you mean.
Exam Day
What to Bring
Several sharpened No. 2 pencils (with erasers) for all multiple-choice
answer sheets.
Black or dark-blue ballpoint pens for free-response questions in most exams.
Your school code. (If you are a homeschooled student, you will be given a
code at the time of the exam.)
A watch (in case your exam room does not have a clock that you can see
easily).
Your social security number for identification purposes. (If you provide it,
the number will appear on your AP Grade Reports.)
An AP-authorized calculator if you're taking an AP Calculus AB, Calculus BC,
Chemistry, Physics, or Statistics Exam.
A ruler or straightedge if you're taking an AP Physics Exam.
A photo I.D. if you do not attend the school where you are taking the exam.
What Not to Bring
Books, compasses, correction fluid, dictionaries, highlighters, or notes.
Rulers and straightedges (except as noted above).
Scratch paper (notes can be made on portions of the exam booklets).
Typewriting equipment, computers (except as noted for students with
disabilities), or calculators (except as noted above).
Watches that beep or have an alarm.
Portable listening or recording devices -- even with headphones -- or
photographic equipment.
Beepers, cellular phones, MP3 players, or personal digital assistants
(PDAs).
Clothing (t-shirts, for example) with subject-related information.
This part of the text might be especially useful for those of you who plan
to guess on the exams:
Scores on the multiple-choice sections of the AP Exams are based on the
number of questions answered correctly minus a fraction of the number of
questions answered incorrectly. No points are awarded or deducted for
unanswered questions. For questions with five answer choices, one-fourth of
a point is subtracted for every wrong answer. For questions with four answer
choices, one-third of a point is deducted for every wrong answer. Thus,
random guessing is unlikely to raise or lower your grade. However, if you
have SOME knowledge of the question, and can eliminate one or more answer
choices, informed guessing from among the remaining choices is usually to
your advantage.
And here is what you have been waiting for (drum roll please): The Reading
List:
Medieval and Golden Age Literature
Anónimos
Romances
"Romance de la pérdida de Alhama" ("Ay de mi Alhama") Anónimo: Ay de mi
Alhama, Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes: Texto
Anónimo: Ay de mi Alhama, Poesi.as: Texto
"Romance del Conde Arnaldos" (Versión de 26 versos) Anónimo: Conde Arnaldos,
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Toluca: Texto
Lazarillo de Tormes: Tratados 1, 2, 3, 7 Anónimo: Lazarillo, Biblioteca
Virtual Cervantes: Texto
Anónimo: Lazarillo, Virtualibro: Texto
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
El ingenioso hidalgo, don Quijote de la Mancha: Primera parte: capítulos I,
II,III,IV,V, VIII Cervantes: Quijote, Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes: Versión
sonora
Cervantes: Quijote, The Cervantes Project: facsímil de la primera edición
Cervantes: Quijote, Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes: Texto
Cervantes: Quijote, Instituto Cervantes: Texto
Cruz, Sor Juana Inés de la
"En perseguirme, Mundo, ¿qué interesas?" Cruz, Sor Juana: En perseguirme,
Sor Juan Inés de la Cruz Project: Texto
"Hombres necios que acusáis" Cruz, Sor Juana: Hombres necios, Biblioteca
Virtual Cervantes: Versión sonora
Cruz, Sor Juana: Hombres necios, BitBlioteca: Texto
Cruz, Sor Juana: Hombres necios, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Project: Texto
Góngora y Argote, Luis de
Soneto CLXVI ("Mientras por competir con tu cabello") Góngora: Poesi.as:
Texto
Juan Manuel, Infante de Castilla
Conde Lucanor: Exemplo XXXV
("Lo que sucedió a un mozo que casó con una mujer muy fuerte y muy brava")
No link available.
Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Álvar
Naufragios:
Capítulo XII ("Cómo los indios nos trajeron de comer")
Capítulo XX ("De cómo nos huimos")
Capítulo XXI ("De cómo curamos aquí unos dolientes")
Capítulo XXII ("Cómo otro día nos trajeron otros enfermos")
Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: Ministerio de Educación de Argentina: Texto
Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: El Aleph: Texto
Quevedo y Villegas, Francisco de
Heráclito cristiano: Salmo XVII ("Miré los muros de la patria mía") Quevedo:
Poesi.as: Texto
Téllez, Gabriel (Tirso de Molina)
El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra Téllez: Edición de Vern
Williamson, University of Arizona: Texto
Téllez: Inter Letras: Texto
Vega, Garcilaso de la
Soneto XXIII ("En tanto que de rosa y de azucena") Vega: Biblioteca Virtual
Cervantes: Facsímil edición 1580
Vega: Centro Virtual Cervantes: Texto
Vega: Editorial Santillana: Texto con análisis
Vega: Universidad de Chile, Autor de la Semana: Texto
Nineteenth Century Literature
Alas, Leoplodo (Clarín)
"Adiós, Cordera" Alas: Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes: Fragmento del manuscrito
Alas: Bibliotecas Virtuales: Texto
Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo
Rimas IV ("No digáis que agotado su tesoro") No link available.
Rimas XI ("Yo soy ardiente, yo soy morena") Bécquer: Centro Virtual
Cervantes: Texto de las Rimas
Rimas, LIII ("Volverán las oscuras golondrinas") No link available.
Darío, Rubén (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento)
Cantos de vida y esperanza: Otros poemas, VI ("Canción de otoño en
primavera") No link available.
Cantos de vida y esperanza: Otros poemas, XLI ("Lo fatal") No link
available.
Cantos de vida y esperanza, VIII ("A Roosevelt") No link available.
Espronceda, José de
"Canción del pirata" Espronceda: BitBlioteca: Texto
Espronceda: Poesia.Internet: Texto
Heredia, José María
"En una tempestad" Heredia: Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes: Texto
Larra, Mariano José de
"Vuelva Ud. mañana" Larra: Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes: Texto
Martí, José
"Dos patrias" ("Dos patrias tengo yo: Cuba y la noche") Martí: Dos patrias:
Poesi.as: Texto
Martí: Dos patrias: Cuba Literaria: Texto
Versos sencillos, I ("Yo soy un hombre sincero") Martí: Hombre sincero:
Poesi.as: Texto
Palma, Ricardo
"El alacrán de Fray Gomez" No link available.
Pardo Bazán, Emilia
"Las medias rojas" Pardo Bazán: Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes: Texto
Twentieth Century Literature
Allende, Isabel
"Dos palabras" No link available.
Borges, Jorge Luis
"El sur" No link available.
"La muerte y la brújula" No link available.
Burgos, Julia de
"A Julia de Burgos" No link available.
Castellanos, Rosario
"Autorretrato" Castellanos: Red Escolar, Mexico: Text
Cortázar, Julio
"Continuidad de los parques" Cortázar: Continuidad: Página de Julio
Cortázar: Versión sonora, voz del autor
"La noche boca arriba" Cortázar: Noche: Página de Julio Cortázar: Texto
Cortázar: Noche: Red Escolar, Mexico: Texto
Fuentes, Carlos
"Chac Mool" Fuentes: Red Escolar, Mexico: Texto
García Lorca, Federico
La casa de Bernarda Alba García Lorca: Bernarda: Bibliotecas virtuales:
Texto
Dos romances del Romancero gitano García Lorca: Romances: BitBlioteca: Texto
completo
García Lorca: Romances: Bibliotecas Virtuales: Texto completo
García Márquez, Gabriel
Tres cuentos de la lista siguiente, a elegir "El ahogado más hermoso del
mundo" García Márquez: Ahogado: Biblioteca Virtual Universal: Texto
"Un día de éstos" García Márquez: Día: Red Escolar, Mexico: Text
García Márquez: Día: Biblioteca Virtual Universal: Texto
"La prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar" No link available.
"Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes" García Márquez: Señor: Biblioteca
Virtual Universal: Texto
"La siesta del martes" No link available.
"La viuda de Montiel" García Márquez: Montiel: Biblioteca Virtual Universal:
Texto
Guillén, Nicolás
"Balada de los dos abuelos" Guillén: Balada: Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes:
Versión sonora en la voz del autor
Guillén: Balada: Centro Virtual Cervantes: Texto
"Sensemayá" Guillén: Sensemayá: Centro Virtual Cervantes: Texto
Machado, Antonio
"He andado muchos caminos" Machado: Caminos: Poesi.as: Texto Machado:
Caminos: Poesi.as: Versión musical
"La primavera besaba" Machado: Primavera: Ministerio de Educación,
Argentina: Texto
Machado: Primavera: Poesia-Internet: Texto
"Caminante, son tus huellas" Machado: Caminante: Poesia-Internet: texto
Martín Gaite, Carmen
"Las ataduras" No link available.
Neruda, Pablo (Ricardo Neftalí Reyes Basoalto)
"Oda a la alcachofa" Neruda: Alcachofa: Univ. de Chile: Texto
Residencia en la Tierra 2, "Walking around" Neruda: Walking: Univ. de Chile,
sitio Neruda: Texto
Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada, Poema 15 ("Me gustas cuando
callas porque estás como ausente") Neruda: Callas: Univ. de Chile, sitio
Neruda: Texto
Quiroga, Horacio
"El hijo" Quiroga: Bit Blioteca: Texto
Rulfo, Juan
"No oyes ladrar los perros" No link available.
Storni, Alfonsina
"Peso ancestral" Storni: Peso: Biblioteca Cervantes Virtual: Texto
"Tú me quieres blanca" Storni: Blanca: Biblioteca Cervantes Virtual: Texto
Ulibarrí, Sabine R.
"Mi caballo mago" Ulibarrí: AP Central: Texto (.pdf/84K)
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader (latest version recommended).
Unamuno y Jugo, Miguel de
San Manuel Bueno, mártir Unamuno: SanManuel: Texto (.pdf/132K)
Vodanovic, Sergio
El delantal blanco
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