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Exams: 2002 Studio Art 3-D Design: Quality Samples
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3-D Design: Quality -- Section I
The student works displayed on this page are examples of actual works submitted by students in June 2002. Beginning with the 2002 exams, the Studio Art courses were reorganized from two courses, Studio Art: General and Studio Art: Drawing, to three courses -- Studio Art: Drawing, Studio Art: 2-D Design, and Studio Art: 3-D Design.
All of the samples here were chosen because they clearly represent different points on the scoring scale for Section I, Quality. In the course of the AP evaluation, each section of the portfolio is scored on a six-point scale. Once the evaluation is complete, the various scores assigned to each student's portfolio are combined and transformed into the final AP grade of 1-5. The requirement for Section I of all three Studio Art portfolios is five pieces.
Each group of five works is accompanied by a brief rationale for the scores awarded to the works. We greatly appreciate the generosity of the students who have agreed to share their works in this way.
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Sample Work
Portfolio 1
Portfolio 2
Portfolio 3
Portfolio 1: Charlie Adamski, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, Connecticut
Score 5
The work in this group is generally strong but shows inconsistencies. There are some pieces that show evidence of a successful engagement with principles of design. Slide 2* shows the student thinking and dealing with balance and ideas of 3-D design within a frame. In general, the compositions are strong and there is also experimentation with surface, color, and form. The work seems to have a sense of direction and investigation.
Portfolio 2: Elizabeth Mack, the Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, Maryland
Score 4
This group has a good sense of direction and demonstrates some success. The clay head in particular (slide 5*) demonstrates a nice integration of mass with negative space. The work is inconsistent, but shows a good understanding of 3-D design ideas in the handling of planes in the figure. There is evidence of exploration of ideas, although sometimes the technique is not fully developed enough to make the work successful.
Portfolio 3: Natalie Manis, Harrison High School, Kennesaw, Georgia
Score 3
This group of work shows effort, but many pieces are not resolved very well. Some pieces are assembled parts with different materials simply laid on top.
Most pieces lack the technique necessary to make the ideas evident. There is evidence that an awareness of the principles of 3-D design is emerging. Most pieces achieve a moderate level of success.
* Important Note:
The numbers of the slides run from top left to bottom right.
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