Ap Scoring Guide
Ap Scoring Guide
Understanding of Composition,
Concept, and Execution
Overall Accomplishment
DRAWING issues to consider
when applying these descriptors
include, but are not limited to,
the following.:
o Line Quality
o Light and Shade
o Rendering of Form
o Composition
o
o
o
Surface Manipulation
The Illusion of Depth
Mark Making
The College Board (This Rubric has been adapted from The College Boards
Scoring Guides)
The College Board (This Rubric has been adapted from The College Boards
Scoring Guides)
5 STRONG
QUALITY
4 GOOD
QUALITY
3 MODERATE
QUALITY
2 WEAK
QUALITY
1 POOR
QUALITY
highly successful
use of the key
scoring discriptors
for selected
portfolio
successful use of
the key scoring
discriptors for
selected portfolio
some successful
use of the the key
scoring discriptors
for selected
portfolio, but the
investigation of
their application is
emerging and
narrow in scope
some awareness of
the the scoring
discriptors is
demonstrated, but
there appears to be
little understanding
or investigation of
their application
evidence of
thoughtful decision
making and
intention
decision making
and intention are
questionable
intention is not
clear
very little
awareness of the
key scoring
discriptors is
demonstrated, and
there appears to be
minimal
understanding or
investigation of
their application
work appears to be
unconsidered and
to lack discernible
intention
original, imaginative
and inventive
demonstrates
imaginative ideas
and effective
manipulation of
scoring descriptors
demonstrates some
imaginative ideas
and purposeful
manipulation of
scoring descriptors
some imaginative
ideas about the use
of the elements and
principles of design
appear to be
emerging
successful
engagement with
experimentation,
and/or risk taking
the composition of
the work relies
heavily on
unoriginal ideas
and shows few
signs of invention
or imagination
work shows little
attempt at
experimentation or
risk taking, or the
experimentation
has little success
confident and
evocative: it
engages the viewer
with visual qualities
(for example,
expressive verve or
nuanced subtlety)
exhibit expressive
and evocative
qualities that
engage the viewer
and suggest
confidence
Some evocative
qualities that
engage the viewer,
though confidence
is not obvious; or
the work may
display confidence
but not be engaging
technical
competence of the
work is generally
excellent; materials
& media are used
technical
competence of the
work is strong;
materials and
media are used
demonstrates good
technical
competence and
use of materials
and media;
some evocative,
engaging works;
confidence is
questionable. It
demonstrates
emerging technical
competence & use
of materials and
media
work of other artists
is appropriated, &
appears to be
nearly direct
reproductions; even
work is generally
awkward; it
demonstrates
marginal technical
competence and
work is generally
inept; use of
materials is nave
and is lacking skill
or technical
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work shows
negligible
experimentation or
risk taking, or the
experimentation is
unsuccessful
well to express
ideas
technical aspects
and articulation of
ideas do not always
work together
if the work is
skillfully rendered,
the students voice
and the individual
transformation of
the images are
minimal
clumsy use of
materials and
media
competence
Any apparent
appropriation of
published or
photographic
sources or the work
of other artists
clearly provides a
visual reference
that is transformed
in the service of a
larger, personal
vision in which the
students voice is
prominent
the work reaches a
level of excellent
quality
Any apparent
appropriation of
published or
photographic
sources or the work
of other artists
shows a strong
sense of the
students voice and
individual
transformation of
the images
emerging level of
accomplishment
among the five
works, and overall
the work
demonstrates
moderate quality
little evidence of
accomplishment
demonstrated, and
overall the work
demonstrates weak
quality
work is of poor
quality
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