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AP 2-D Art and Design

Develop a sustained 2-D art and design practice by investigating ideas, revising work, and presenting a purposeful portfolio.

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BI1Investigate Materials, Processes, and Ideas4 topics

Students investigate how two-dimensional materials, processes, ideas, and design traditions can open a sustained line of inquiry.

  1. BI1-AFrame an inquiry from lived experience
  2. BI1-BTest materials, processes, and ideas
  3. BI1-CConnect experiments to art and design traditions
  4. BI1-DEvaluate choices and document discoveries

BI2Make Art and Design4 topics

Students turn questions into a connected body of two-dimensional work through practice, experimentation, feedback, and revision.

  1. BI2-ASet questions that guide a body of work
  2. BI2-BPractice, experiment, and revise
  3. BI2-CCombine materials, processes, and ideas purposefully
  4. BI2-DUse 2-D design concepts deliberately

BI3Present Art and Design4 topics

Students select, document, and explain work so viewers can understand both the visual decisions and the investigation behind them.

  1. BI3-AExplain how materials and processes support an idea
  2. BI3-BDescribe skills visible in the work
  3. BI3-CState the questions that guided the investigation
  4. BI3-DShow evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision

SISustained Investigation3 topics

Develop and document an inquiry-guided body of work through practice, experimentation, revision, reflection, and clear written evidence.

  1. SI-1Plan an inquiry and evidence trail
  2. SI-2Document practice, experimentation, and revision
  3. SI-3Select images and prepare written evidence

SWSelected Works3 topics

Choose and document finished work that demonstrates purposeful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas for the required portfolio section.

  1. SW-1Select works that show purposeful synthesis
  2. SW-2Document materials, processes, and ideas clearly
  3. SW-3Verify the final portfolio submission