College Board-Aligned
AP Spanish Language and Culture
This page follows the current official College Board course outline. Each unit/topic links to original local notes built for studying, practice, and review.
Course Snapshot
6
official units
39
linked topics/skills
Alignment Sources
Units & Topics
Unit 1: Families in Different Societies
Official Unit 1 outline.
- Unit 1 Topic 1: Interpreting promotional materials Original Notes
- Unit 1 Topic 2: Understanding the elements of a formal letter Original Notes
- Unit 1 Topic 3: Describing data from a table, chart, graph, map, or infographic Original Notes
- Unit 1 Topic 4: Conducting an interview Original Notes
- Unit 1 Topic 5: Crafting an email reply Original Notes
- Unit 1 Topic 6: Participating in an informal conversation Original Notes
- Unit 1 Topic 7: Giving a presentation related to family and society Original Notes
Unit 2: The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity
Official Unit 2 outline.
- Unit 2 Topic 1: Identifying the main idea and summarizing short stories Original Notes
- Unit 2 Topic 2: Comprehending articles and infographics Original Notes
- Unit 2 Topic 3: Interpreting audio and video reports Original Notes
- Unit 2 Topic 4: Drawing connections between texts and their larger cultural context Original Notes
- Unit 2 Topic 5: Justifying ideas and opinions in writing Original Notes
- Unit 2 Topic 6: Giving a presentation comparing Spanish cultural concepts to familiar ones Original Notes
Unit 3: Influences of Beauty and Art
Official Unit 3 outline.
- Unit 3 Topic 1: Analyzing articles, advertisements, and promotional materials about art Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 2: Interpreting literary texts Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 3: Understanding what is included in the format of typical letters and interpreting their meaning Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 4: Interpreting data represented in charts Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 5: Crafting an email Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 6: Practicing conversational skills through class discussion Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 7: Giving a presentation comparing art across cultures Original Notes
Unit 4: How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives
Official Unit 4 outline.
- Unit 4 Topic 1: Interpreting charts, tables, infographics, and maps in context Original Notes
- Unit 4 Topic 2: Understanding and responding to interviews Original Notes
- Unit 4 Topic 3: Comprehending verbal instructions Original Notes
- Unit 4 Topic 4: Interpreting a range of sources and perspectives around a topic Original Notes
- Unit 4 Topic 5: Writing essays and citing sources Original Notes
- Unit 4 Topic 6: Giving a presentation on the impacts of scientific and technological developments Original Notes
Unit 5: Factors That Impact the Quality of Life
Official Unit 5 outline.
- Unit 5 Topic 1: Connecting literary texts to larger cultural topics Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 2: Interacting with online tools Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 3: Interviewing community members Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 4: Understanding video interviews Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 5: Interpreting instructions Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 6: Crafting an email reply using idioms and expressions Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 7: Participating in conversations and debates Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 8: Giving a presentation comparing cultures and quality of life Original Notes
Unit 6: Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges
Official Unit 6 outline.
- Unit 6 Topic 1: Analyzing articles and charts on environmental issues Original Notes
- Unit 6 Topic 2: Listening for connections and meaning in video reports Original Notes
- Unit 6 Topic 3: Making cultural connections among video presentations Original Notes
- Unit 6 Topic 4: Writing essays to address global issues and suggest solutions Original Notes
- Unit 6 Topic 5: Giving a presentation comparing reactions to global challenges across cultures Original Notes
Notes
Original EduCompanion Notes
These local notes follow the current College Board AP Spanish Language and Culture unit/topic list.
Unit 1: Families in Different Societies
Unit 1 Topic 1: Interpreting promotional materials
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 1 Topic 2: Understanding the elements of a formal letter
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 1 Topic 3: Describing data from a table, chart, graph, map, or infographic
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 1 Topic 4: Conducting an interview
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 1 Topic 5: Crafting an email reply
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 1 Topic 6: Participating in an informal conversation
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 1 Topic 7: Giving a presentation related to family and society
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 2: The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity
Unit 2 Topic 1: Identifying the main idea and summarizing short stories
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 2 Topic 2: Comprehending articles and infographics
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 2 Topic 3: Interpreting audio and video reports
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 2 Topic 4: Drawing connections between texts and their larger cultural context
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 2 Topic 5: Justifying ideas and opinions in writing
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 2 Topic 6: Giving a presentation comparing Spanish cultural concepts to familiar ones
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3: Influences of Beauty and Art
Unit 3 Topic 1: Analyzing articles, advertisements, and promotional materials about art
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 2: Interpreting literary texts
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 3: Understanding what is included in the format of typical letters and interpreting their meaning
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 4: Interpreting data represented in charts
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 5: Crafting an email
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 6: Practicing conversational skills through class discussion
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 7: Giving a presentation comparing art across cultures
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 4: How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives
Unit 4 Topic 1: Interpreting charts, tables, infographics, and maps in context
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 4 Topic 2: Understanding and responding to interviews
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 4 Topic 3: Comprehending verbal instructions
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 4 Topic 4: Interpreting a range of sources and perspectives around a topic
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 4 Topic 5: Writing essays and citing sources
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 4 Topic 6: Giving a presentation on the impacts of scientific and technological developments
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5: Factors That Impact the Quality of Life
Unit 5 Topic 1: Connecting literary texts to larger cultural topics
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 2: Interacting with online tools
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 3: Interviewing community members
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 4: Understanding video interviews
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 5: Interpreting instructions
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 6: Crafting an email reply using idioms and expressions
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 7: Participating in conversations and debates
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 8: Giving a presentation comparing cultures and quality of life
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 6: Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges
Unit 6 Topic 1: Analyzing articles and charts on environmental issues
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 6 Topic 2: Listening for connections and meaning in video reports
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 6 Topic 3: Making cultural connections among video presentations
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 6 Topic 4: Writing essays to address global issues and suggest solutions
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 6 Topic 5: Giving a presentation comparing reactions to global challenges across cultures
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Shared Google Drive Notes
No shared Google Drive notes are currently mapped for this course. Local original notes are still available above.
Practice Questions
Each note page includes a quick practice prompt. Use these unit practice cards to review the same way AP questions ask you to apply ideas, evidence, and reasoning.
Unit 1 Practice
Use the linked notes for Families in Different Societies to answer AP-style prompts, then check your explanation against the official topic list.
- Define the most important concept from this unit.
- Apply it to a scenario, graph, source, passage, or data table.
- Explain the reasoning that connects evidence to the answer.
Unit 2 Practice
Use the linked notes for The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity to answer AP-style prompts, then check your explanation against the official topic list.
- Define the most important concept from this unit.
- Apply it to a scenario, graph, source, passage, or data table.
- Explain the reasoning that connects evidence to the answer.
Unit 3 Practice
Use the linked notes for Influences of Beauty and Art to answer AP-style prompts, then check your explanation against the official topic list.
- Define the most important concept from this unit.
- Apply it to a scenario, graph, source, passage, or data table.
- Explain the reasoning that connects evidence to the answer.
Unit 4 Practice
Use the linked notes for How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives to answer AP-style prompts, then check your explanation against the official topic list.
- Define the most important concept from this unit.
- Apply it to a scenario, graph, source, passage, or data table.
- Explain the reasoning that connects evidence to the answer.
Study Guides
Use this as a unit review index. Open each unit, work through the topic notes, then return here to move to the next unit.
Unit 1: Families in Different Societies
7 topics to review
Unit 2: The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity
6 topics to review
Unit 3: Influences of Beauty and Art
7 topics to review
Unit 4: How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives
6 topics to review
Unit 5: Factors That Impact the Quality of Life
8 topics to review
Unit 6: Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges
5 topics to review