AP Spanish Literature Syllabus

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1 AP Spanish Literature Syllabus Señora Gillen Littleton High School Course Overview The AP Spanish Literature course is intended to be the equivalent of a third year college Introduction to Hispanic Literature course. It covers selected authors and works from the literature of Spain and Latin America and centers on the understanding and analysis of literary texts. By the end of the course, student language ability can generally be equated to that of college students who have completed the typical fifth or sixth semester Spanish Language course in composition, conversation, and grammar. AP Spanish Literature promotes and even goes beyond the usual proficiency achieved in the conversation course by providing the equivalent of a first content course. In many colleges and universities this level marks the break between upper and lower division work. (The College Board) First Semester Course Overview The course begins with taking a sample AP Spanish Literature and Culture Exam which will take a few class periods to finish and the teacher may require part of the exam to be done at home. The course will continue with a general grammar review of the first four years and a comprehensive introduction to the terminology necessary for literary analysis in all genres (prose, poetry, and drama). This includes literary movements in Hispanic literature from the medieval period through the latest literary trends. During this first month students are taught how to structure their analytical essay and are shown how to use transition words, conjunctions, chronological words, words for making comparisons and contrasts, and vocabulary words to summarize. Major themes discussed in the first quarter: Honor and dishonor, the tenacity of the individual, man versus nature, immortality/mortality, exploration and discovery, the challenges/dreams of the individual, social and political criticism, divine justice, and carpe diem. Major themes discussed in the second quarter: Individual freedom, love and passion, the loss of innocence, the role of women in society (double standards), oppression, sexual frustration, the relationships between parent and child, social and political criticism, and carpe diem. September/October: La Edad Media (Siglos XIV XV) El Conde Lucanor. Don Juan Manuel Romance de la pérdida de Alhama. Anónimo

2 El Renacimiento y El Barroco (Siglos XVI XVII) En tanto que de rosa y azucena, Soneto XXIII. Garcilaso de la Vega Mientras por competir por tu cabello. Soneto CLXVI. Luis de Góngora Miré los muros de la patria mía, Salmo XVII. Francisco de Quevedo Hombres necios que acusáis Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Segunda carta de relación de Cortés. Hernán Cortés Visión de los vencidos. Miguel León Portilla Lazarillo de Tormes. Prólogo,Tratados: 1,2,3,7 Anónimo El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha. Primera parte, Capítulos I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX y segunda parte Capítulo LXXIV. Miguel de Cervantes El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra. Tirso de Molina November/December: El Romanticismo (Siglo XIX) En una tempestad. José María Heredia Volverán las oscuras golondrinas, Rima LIII. Bécquer El Realismo y El Naturalismo (Siglo XIX) Las media rojas. Emilia Pardo Bazán El hijo. Horacio Quiroga Modernismo Nuestra América. José Martí A Roosevelt. Darío Second Semester Course Overview The course continues through the enrichment of vocabulary to include literary devices used in poetry and prose. Students compose expository passages that express analysis of a theme or illustrate the use of poetic devices. These practice essays are assigned after each theme is thoroughly analyzed in class. The focus is mainly on Hispanic literature in the spring. Major themes discussed in the third quarter: Religion, sexual frustration, family relationships, the role of women in society, the decadence of the established order, social criticism, the treatment of the gypsy in Spanish society, individual liberty, the role of the strong woman, justice/injustice, and identity. Major themes discussed in the fourth quarter: The psychological development of the individual, the power of words, identity, immortality/mortality, class struggle, social and political criticism, familial relationships, existentialism, fantasy versus reality (magic realism), parallel/simultaneous time periods, the flaws in human character (egoism, arrogance, vengeance, envy, pride, greed, hatred, grief, etc).

3 January/February: Autores de la Generación del 98 (Siglos XX y XXI) (la novela) San Manuel Bueno, mártir. Miguel de Unamuno. Vanguardismo (poesía) He andado muchos caminos. Antonio Machado Prendimiento de Antoñito el Camborio. Lorca La casa de Bernarda Alba. Lorca Balada de los dos abuelos. Nicolás Guillén Walking Around. Pablo Neruda March/April/May: El Boom de la narrativa hispanoamericana No oyes ladrar los perros? Juan Rulfo El sur. Jorge Luis Borges Borges y yo. Jorge Luis Borges La noche boca arriba. Julio Cortázar El ahogado más hermoso del mundo. García Márquez La siesta del martes. Gabriel García Márquez Chac Mool. Carlos Fuentes Dos palabras. Isabel Allende El Compromiso con lo cotidiano Historia del hombre que se convirtió en perro. Osvaldo Dragún Como la vida misma. Rosa Montero La voz femenina en la literatura contemporánea Literatura chicana en EE.UU. Peso ancestral. Alfonsina Storni A Julia de Burgos. Julia de Burgos Mujer negra. Nancy Morejón La casa de Bernarda Alba Federico García Lorca La presencia hispana en EEUU: Aquí y allá Mi caballo mago. Sabine Ulibarrí y no se lo tragó la tierra. Tomás Rivera La noche buena. Tomás Rivera *Repaso general para el examen de AP literatura (autores, títulos, temas,recursos poéticos, terminología de la narración, etc.

4 This three hour and 10 minute exam consists of a multiple choice section (Section I) and a free response section (Section II):

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