Escenas Cotidianas

Escenas Cotianas, by María Canteli Dominicis, McGraw-Hill, 1983, is a wonderful Spanish text used for the development of vocabulary.  Along with the text by Frank Sedwick, Conversations in Spanish:  Points of Departure, we are also providing below accompanying scripts based on the vocabulary presented for each lesson.  We believe that a script that tells some kind of story makes it easier to learn vocabulary of this type.  The scripts that we've written for these units will follow in numerical order.

These documents are in Microsoft Word^® format.

The AP Spanish Class

Practice in oral and written composition is the key to proper preparation for the Advance Placement Spanish Language exam.  We suggest that students practice these skills by writing compositions based on specific topics or "temas".  Below you will find other useful ideas and suggestions for the AP Spanish class, including sequential photos by which students can practice non-stop oral composition.

Tema Format Example 1

Thematic Units: Sedwick

What follows is a series of scripts that we have developed based on the thematic units presented in Frank Sedwick’s book, Conversation in Spanish:  Points of Departure, published by Heinle & Heinle, Boston, 1989, fifth edition.  These scripts will offer you a thematic story that describes the pictures in each of Sedwick’s units.  We have found it easier to retain vocabulary if a story is involved.  With each script students can answer the teacher’s questions, take dictation, attempt non-stop conversation with a partner, translate sentences, record their voices in the language lab, all in activities based on these scripts.  They are the point of departure from where the teacher can use his/her imagination to foster vocabulary development.

These documents are in Microsoft Word^® format.