Quick facts about AP Spanish
Speaking from experience, going from an honors spanish class to AP Spanish is a huge leap of faith especially due to the fact that spanish is not my native language. However, there are small steps that you can take over time that will allow you to become more proficient in the things that you will be required to do for the AP exam.
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Here is more information about the AP Spanish Language and Culture curriculum in general:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-spanish-language-and-culture
Exam sections:
Mutliple Choice: Text
In this section, you will need to read through selections of exerpts and figure out the basic information about them. Vocabulary level is going to de difficult for first-timers. However, practicing with getting used to reading, vocab words, and transitions can help you immensely when done consistently
Multiple Choice: Text + Audio
This section is similar to the first section, except that you will need to be able to understand audios. Consistent practice in listening is required for this section.
Free response: Email Reply
This section is arguably the easiest of all free response sections. You wil need to reply to an email just how you normally would in spanish
Free response: Argumentative Essay
In this essay section, you will recieve and answer a prompt with few sources on the side. The sources consists of a chart, short exerpt of an essay, and an audio source.
Free response: Conversation
In this section, you will engage in a back and forth conversation with "a person" with 20 section intervals for each of your responses.
Free response: Cultural Comparison
In this section, you will compare the given topic between your community and another spanish-speaking country.