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This topic is entirely about how your work will be scored and how you should consider your process in creating the artwork for your portfolios.
WHAT TO MAKE?
Define your inquiry
Write out your idea clearly explaining what you want to do, how you want to do it and why you are doing it.
What
How
Why
Make work
You need to complete one piece of artwork roughly every 2 weeks of class time.
There are about 22, five class cycles.
We have five classes every seven school days.
Work on at least two things all the time.
You should have a studio practice (at school) and a work-at-home practice.
Organize your work digitally
Documentation is the last but most important step in this process.
Take excellent photos of your work.
We have several setups for this so your work looks good.
Organize the work so that your photos show your process as well as the finished product.
Do this with files in folders if you are using a computer or in Photos on your device.
Upload your work to the site
Upload edited photos of your work to the AP site.
Scale each photo correctly. (max pixel width 1000 in any direction). This ensures the reader can see your work easily while grading your portfolio.
Add the dimensions of your actual artwork to the photos on the AP site.
Add descriptions (materials and methods) of your artwork to the AP site
It is important to convey your idea simply. If your client does not know what you are selling it is hard for them to know if they want it.
These PDF files show the entire portfolio each student submitted.
AP Rubrics.pdflibraryofbabel.pdfTara Donovan and the Genius of Little Things - The New York Times.pdfOnHumanUseofHumanBeings_NorbertWiener.pdfHOW TO MAKE?
AP Scoring Rubrics
At least two readers read every portfolio. Different readers look at the sustained investigation and the selected works. The rubrics for each group of images are slightly different.
Sustained Work (15 images of related work with written statement)
This group of artworks is guided by your written statement. The group should show your process and growth as an artist/designer.
It is assessed on four distinct criteria outlined below. Each criterion is given a 1 ,2 ,3 based on the rubric with a maximum of 12 points awarded for very strong work across all criteria.
Writing
1 - The writing does not define an inquiry.
2 - The writing defines an inquiry.
3 - The writing guides your inquiry.
Synthesis
1 - The work is not related to the written statement.
2 - There is evidence that the work relates to the written statement.
3 - The work is clearly guided by the written statement.
Experimentation
1 - The work is not related visually or methodologically.
2 - The work relates visually or methodologically.
3 - The work relates visually and methodologically.
Skill
1 - Little to no evidence of art and design skills.
2 - Most work shows evidence of art and design skills.
3 - All work shows evidence of art and design skills.
Selected Works (10 slides of five individual works with details)
Your group is assessed as a whole showing your overall skill level making the work, your material awareness, and how what you have made relates to your process.
Quality/Skill
Material relationships
Description
This group is graded on a scale of 1 to 5. With five being the best artwork across all criteria. The scale is outlined below.
little to none
rudimentary
developing
clearly evident
excellent
How your score is figured
The total points from the two Sustained Investigation (SI) readers and the two scores from the Selected Works (SW) readers give you a number between 10 and 34. This places you on a bell curve and the grades are distributed based on testing norms.
This part is kind of murky. We will practice assessing groups of work throughout the year so you have a better understanding of how to look at the artwork and how to better communicate your ideas with the viewer/reader.
Good luck!
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