INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS

This is a two-semester course intended to be the equivalent of a third-year college level "Introduction to Spanish Literature" course. The objective of the Advanced Placement course is to prepare students for taking the Advanced Placement Test in Spanish Literature. Students will learn to develop a high degree of competence in language skills and in the interpretation of literature.

At the end of this course, you will …

• Have considerably increased your reading comprehension and writing proficiency in Spanish enabling you to pursue upper level division work in Spanish.
• Be able to understand, discuss, and analyze major complex pieces of Spanish Literature in their original versions.
• Be able to write analytical and critical essays demonstrating clear comprehension of the works.
• Be able to formulate and develop a logical written argument drawing from your own critical acumen.
• Be able to demonstrate a critical awareness of the degree to which cultural identity is a social construction.

NEEDS AND RESOURCES

Required Background

To successfully complete this course, students are required to read, analyze and discuss in writing a wide variety of representative works from three major genres:

(1) Narrative, (2) Poetry, and (3) Theater.

• Students must have completed three years of the language and must have developed the ability to read, write, converse in Spanish.
• Students must be interested in the Hispanic Culture.
• Students must be willing to read and discuss several works of literature written by prominent Spanish and Hispanic American Authors.

Required Materials

To successfully complete this course, you will need…

• Momentos cumbres de las literaturas hispánicas (Text Book, by Rodney T. Rodríguez)
• To visit website www.prenhall.com/momentos and CD.

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

I. Introducción al análisis literario…

1. La Epoca Medieval

(a) El cantar de mío Cid, Tirada                                                     Pg. 15

(b) Gonzalo de Berceo, Los Milagros de nuestra señora         Pg. 19

(c) Alfonso X, el Sabio, Las cantigas de Santa María               Pg. 28

(d) Juan Manuel, El conde lucanor                                              Pg. 33

(e) Juan Ruiz, El libro de buen amor                                           Pg. 45

2. Los Testimonios del Encuentro Entre Dos Culturas

(a) Bartolomé de las Casas,

     Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias              Pg. 62

(b) Bernal Díaz del Castillo,

     Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España    Pg. 67

3. La Poesía del Renacimiento

(a) Garcilaso de la Vega                                                                 Pg. 102

(b) Fernando de Herrera                                                                 Pg. 105

(c) Fray Luis de León                                                                      Pg. 108

(d) Santa Teresa de Jesús                                                             Pg. 111

(e) San Juan de la Cruz                                                                 Pg. 115

4. La Prosa Ficción del Siglo de Oro                                         Pg. 129

(a) Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina                                           Pg. 131

(b) Anónimo, Lazarillo de Tormes                                                            Pg. 135

(c) Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha                Pg. 182

5. La Comedia del Siglo de Oro

(a) Tirso de Molina, El burlador de Sevilla                                  Pg. 260

6. El Barroco                                                                                    Pg. 319

(a) Luis de Góngora                                                                                    Pg. 322

(b) Franisco de Quevedo                                                                Pg. 336

(c) Pedro Calderón de la Barca                                                     Pg. 342

(d) Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz                                                       Pg. 353

7. El Romanticismo y Sus Huellas

(a) José de Espronceda                                                                  Pg. 377

(b) José Zorrilla                                                                                Pg. 381

(c) Esteban Echeverría                                                                   Pg. 393

(d) Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer                                                          Pg. 421

8. El Realismo y el Naturalismo y su Duración

(a) Benito Pérez Galdós                                                                 Pg. 433

(b) Juan Bosch                                                                                 Pg. 516

9. El modernismo y su Influencia                                              

(a) José Martí                                                                                    Pg. 524

(b) Rubén Darío                                                                               Pg. 534

(c) Juan Ramón Jiménez                                                              Pg. 548

(d) Gabriela Mistral                                                                          Pg. 551

(e) Julia de Burgos                                                                          Pg. 559

10. La Generación del 98 en España

(a) Miguel de Unamuno                                                                 Pg. 566

(b) Ramón María del Valle-Inclán                                                Pg. 598

(c) Antonio Machado                                                                       Pg. 643

11. El Vanguardismo y sus Transformaciones

(a) Vicente Huidobro                                                                       Pg. 648

(b) Federico García Lorca                                                               Pg. 655

(c) Pablo Neruda                                                                              Pg. 730

12. La Posguerra Civil Española

(a) Vicente Aleixandre                                                                    Pg. 757

(b) Antonio Buero Vallejo                                                               Pg. 771

13. El "Boom" de la Narrativa Hispanoamericana

(a) Jorge Luis Borges                                                                      Pg. 848

(b) Julio Cortázar                                                                             Pg. 881

(c) Gabriel García Márquez                                                            Pg. 935

14. La Voz Femenina en la Literatura Contemporánea

(a) Isabel Allende                                                                             Pg. 995

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

General Rules:

Once the bell rings, students are to be in their seats in silence. Attendance will be taken. Late students are to have a pass from the attendance office. The class always begins with a prayer in Spanish. After prayer, students are to be ready for work. Homework will be collected and sometimes graded. Disruptive Behavior, Disrespect,Dress Code Violation, Failing to Report Back to Class after dismissal, Using Electronic Device, Cheating, and Fighting will cause disciplinary detention.

Grading Policies:

• Class Participation and quizzes in combination with a portfolio of writing activities (65%)
• Midterm (15%)
• Final (20%)

*The final Exam will be a Report on the author and the work that the student enjoyed the most. It will be red in front of the class.

 

**The AP EXAM SPANISH LITERATURE will be on Friday May 16 at 8:30 A.M. (Cost $84.00)

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