10% - Vocabulary in context (topics studied in units 1-5 and accompanying literature).
20% - Grammar section with exercises on the following topics.
ser / estar with adjectives
proper use of adjectives (including those that change meaning)
present tense
future / conditional tenses
compound tenses (perfect and progressive)
preterit / imperfect
prepositions (and infinitives after prepositions)
Subjunctive
Present and past
Noun clauses (WEDDING)
Adjectival clauses (ESCAPA)
Adverbial clauses (THE CD)
10% - Reading comprehension selected from at least one of the following:
Un señor viejo con unas alas enormes
La clonación
Las medias de los flamencos
La llorona
No hay que complicar la felicidad
Pocholo es virtual
La tortilla
Carta abierta a mi nieto
30% - Essay: written analysis and comparison on 2 or more of the following selections using proper Spanish (TC / TD / LUV / LUA)
Un señor viejo con unas alas enormes
Viaje a Marte
Las medias de los flamencos
La llorona
Diez minutos
No hay que complicar la felicidad
Nada que perder
El ojo en la nuca
Carta abierta a mi nieto
Dime lo que sientes
15% - 3-minute oral presentation (summary and reaction) on at least one of above-mentioned topics from section #4 using proper Spanish (TC / TD / LUV / LUA) .
Un señor viejo con unas alas enormes
Viaje a Marte
Las medias de los flamencos
La llorona
Diez minutos
Nada que perder
El ojo en la nuca
Dime lo que sientes
15% - Act out your play (as a group) with all lines memorized.