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Argumentative Essay and Course Project PowerPoints, Lesson Plans, and Activities for AP Spanish Language and Culture
This curriculum guides students step-by-step to mastery of the essay and course project sections of the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam. For the essay, there are three versions: One for Triángulo aprobado, one for Vista Higher Learning and a Google compatible version for Google Classroom or distance learning. If you use another textbook, you can adapt the PowerPoints to your own text.
➡️ This 68-slide PowerPoint and activities for the Argumentative Essay for AP Spanish include the following:
- The goal of the argumentative essay’s point
- The different kinds of arguments
- The different kinds of evidence
- Vocabulary to express cause and effect
- Expressions for stating one’s opinion
- Vocabulary for meeting objections
- Components of the introduction
- Components of the developing paragraphs
- Components of the conclusion.
- Ideas for a hook
- When and how to meet objections
- Examples of the causes and effects for a particular topic and questions
- Examples of evidence for that topic
- Step-by-step instructions for the reading and analysis of the three sources and writing of an essay in Triángulo Aprobado and Vista Higher Learning (It can be adapted to use with other texts as well.)
- Possible thesis statements for that topic demonstrating how to manipulate the sources to support different thesis statements, i.e. yes, no, or both
- Instructions on how to write an outline and organize one’s essay
- Instructions and examples for how to cite sources
- Synonyms for, “dice”
- Instructions for avoiding the first and second person in formal essays
- Practice activities to avoid using the first and second person
The activities work in conjunction with the PowerPoint, “How to Write an Argumentative Essay for AP Spanish”. There are 26 pages of activities which include the following:
- Sample persuasive essay with vocabulary and indicators for thesis statement and different ways to cite sources
- Practice activity in which students interact with the essay, identify components, cause and effect, evidence, and methods of citing sources
- Answers to practice activity
- Peer edit of introductory paragraph
- Peer edit of first developing paragraph
- Peer edit of argumentative essay
- Vocabulary for cause and effect and expressing one’s opinion
- Step-by-step instructions for the reading and analysis of the three sources and writing of an essay in Triángulo Aprobado and Vista Higher Learning (It can be used with other texts as well.)
- Template for organizing a persuasive essay
- Vocabulary for and a link to the article about stress
- Password for PowerPoint: YOU WILL NEED POWERPOINT 2002 or later to open this password-protected PowerPoint.
➡️ The AP Spanish Course Project Curriculum and Lesson Plans include the following resources:
🔶 A 66-slide PowerPoint Presentation that includes:
- The required elements of the project: ¿En qué consiste el proyecto?
- Checks for understanding activities
- Explanation and examples of products, practices, and perspectives: Los productos, las prácticas y las perspectivas
- Practice activities helping students identify products, practices, and perspectives
- Explanation and examples of factors
- Questions to elicit background knowledge
- INTERPRETIVE COMMUNICATION: Students give a title to each paragraph of the sources (Las fuentes)
- Instructions for the Question-and-Answer free response section with required elements. (What must be included?)
- Instructions on how to organize their oral presentation: practice with thesis statement, three or four factors, and conclusion
- DAY OF THE AP SPANISH EXAM: What to expect practice activities
- Questions to elicit background knowledge and information about the project topic or theme
- A sample illustrated Google slides project with thesis statement, factors, developing paragraphs, and conclusion
- Relevant vocabulary: Vocabulary for the introduction, for transitions and connecting words, and for making comparisons
- Organizational tips
🔶 A Google Slides PowerPoint of the above slides
🔶 An Interactive Google Slides PowerPoint of the above slides in which students write in their answers
🔶 A sample project audio
🔶 A sample Question-and-Answer audio recording with 40-second answers
🔶 Ten 90-minute, step-by-step lesson plans easily adapted to any length class period
- Learning objectives
- Bell Work
- Attention Getters
- Explain, guided practice, closure
- Homework
- A list of all resources needed for the lesson plan
🔶 Continuous lesson plans for easy planning
🔶 Continuous homework so you can assign the homework when students are ready for it
🔶 Practice activity and game with visuals for using transition words
🔶 Instructions on how to make cultural comparisons
🔶 Instructions on how to complete the PPR, the Personalized Project Reference
🔶 Project Rubric (Other handouts and worksheets may be downloaded from the College Board on AP Classroom)
🔶 Project Checklist for self and peer evaluation
🔶 Question-and-Answer Checklist for self and peer evaluation
🔶 Links to all the resources in Google Drive
🔶 Audio files and recordings
🔶 Teacher instructions
BONUS: Oral presentation PowerPoint and curriculum to help students with their cultural comparison
This curriculum meets all the 2026 Learning Objectives and course skills set forth by the College Board and is based on the three modes of communication: “Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational” and the six themes: “El arte y la creatividad, La vida contemporánea, Las familias y las comunidades, Los contextos globales, La lengua y la cultura y La ciencia y la tecnología”. #DistanceLearning
Since the purpose of the argumentative essay is both expository and persuasive, a preliminary, foundational lesson on Expository Essay is recommended.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A SHORT VIDEO EXPLAINING THIS RESOURCE: Persuasive Essay PowerPoint and Activities
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY AND COURSE PROJECT POWERPOINTS AND CURRICULUM FOR AP SPANISH ARE INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING MONEY-SAVING BUNDLES:
AP Spanish PowerPoints for an Entire Year
AP Spanish Lesson Plans and Curriculum for Vista Higher Learning
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