If you are going to take the AP test, you must be prepared to write about your work as part of the portfolio submission. You will write two separate statements for your selected works and for your sustained investigation. 

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For the Selected Works:

Along with each work, students are required to submit written responses to prompts about the work. Responses are evaluated along with the images that students submit. The most successful responses in terms of assessment are those that are clearly related to the images of work submitted, that directly and completely address the prompts, and that provide further evidence of skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas shown in the work. Responses are not evaluated for correct spelling, grammar, or punctuation.

 

For each work, state the following in writing:

- Idea(s) visually evident (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

- Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces) 

- Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

 

The most successful portfolio submissions will demonstrate:

- Visual evidence of advanced 2-D, 3-D, or drawing skills

- Visual evidence of synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas 

- Visual evidence of the written idea in all five works of art

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For the Sustained Investigation:

Along with each work, students are required to submit written responses to prompts about the work. Responses to these prompts are evaluated along with the images that students submit. The most successful responses in terms of assessment are those that are clearly related to the images of work submitted; that directly and completely address the prompts; and that provide evidence of inquiry-based sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision. Responses are not evaluated for correct spelling, grammar, or punctuation.

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State the following in writing:

- Identify the questions that guided your sustained investigation (600 characters)

- Describe how your sustained investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by your questions (600 characters) Questions that guide the sustained investigation are typically formulated at the beginning of portfolio development. Students should formulate their questions based on their own experiences and ideas. These guiding questions should be documented and further developed by students throughout the sustained investigation.

 

Identify the following for each image:

- Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

- Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

- Size (height × width × depth, in inches) For images that document process or show detail, students should enter “N/A” for size (see Additional Information About the Sustained Investigation Section on the following page for more details). For digital and virtual work, students should enter the size of the intended visual display

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The most successful portfolio submissions will demonstrate:

- Written and visual evidence of questions/inquiry that furthers the sustained investigation

- Written and visual evidence of practice, experimentation, and/or revision that furthers the sustained investigation

- Visual evidence of synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas

- Visual evidence of advanced 2-D, 3-D, or drawing skills

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