呈现：沟通与AP作品集

Focus: The AP exam is a portfolio, not a written test. It has two sections that are submitted digitally. (CED Big Idea 3)

• The Sustained Investigation section: 15 images showing inquiry, practice, experimentation, and revision, plus written evidence.
• The Selected Works section: 5 works that best show your 2-D skills and synthesis, with written information.
• Works may be physical or digital, but all are submitted as digital images (and short video where relevant).
• There is no written exam and no timed section — the portfolio is built across the whole course.
• Both sections are scored against the College Board scoring guidelines.

Focus: The Sustained Investigation is judged on the inquiry and the practice, experimentation, and revision it shows. (CED 3.A/3.B)

• Submit 15 images — works and process documentation that show the investigation over time.
• Provide written evidence: identify the questions that guided the investigation, and describe how the work shows practice, experimentation, and revision.
• Images should tell the story of the inquiry, not just show finished pieces.
• Detail images and in-progress shots are allowed and often helpful.
• Clear writing (within the character limit) makes the investigation easy to follow.

Focus: The Selected Works section shows your best evidence of 2-D skills and synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. (CED 3.D/3.E)

• Submit 5 works (physical or digital) as high-quality images.
• For each, give the materials, processes, and ideas used, plus the size.
• These works are judged mainly on the skilful use of the elements and principles.
• They do not have to belong to the sustained investigation.
• Choose works that most clearly show control, decision-making, and synthesis.

Focus: Writing communicates your inquiry, processes, and ideas to viewers who cannot ask you questions. (CED 3.A/3.B/3.C)

• Written evidence must fit within the College Board character limits — be concise and specific.
• State the question(s) that guided the sustained investigation clearly.
• Describe how the work shows practice, experimentation, and revision — use evidence.
• For Selected Works, name the materials, processes, and ideas.
• Write plainly; the reader should understand your intent from the words plus the images.

Focus: How work is presented affects how viewers interpret it — image quality is part of the grade. (CED 3.F)

• Photograph work with even lighting, sharp focus, true colour, and no distracting background.
• Crop images to the work; avoid glare, shadows, and keystoning (tilted edges).
• Follow the required file formats and sizes; keep resolution high.
• Consistent, clean presentation lets the readers see the work, not the photograph.
• Poor images can hide real skill — good documentation protects your score.

Focus: Both portfolio sections are scored against published guidelines — knowing them helps you build the portfolio.

• The Sustained Investigation is scored on inquiry and on evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision (and their visual relationships).
• Selected Works are scored on 2-D skills and the synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas.
• Readers use visual evidence in the work plus your writing to apply the criteria.
• Scores use a rubric with described levels; the top levels show clear, sustained, well-integrated evidence.
• Designing your work with the criteria in mind (not to a formula) leads to a stronger portfolio.

Focus: Portfolios must be your own work; using others' work without permission or citation is a serious violation.

• Work based on published or photographic sources you did not take must move far beyond duplication and cite the source.
• Never present another artist's work — or an AI-generated image — as your own.
• Cite influences and references; acknowledging them shows integrity, not weakness.
• The College Board can withhold scores for portfolios that violate integrity policies.
• When in doubt, work from your own photos, observation, and imagination.