Understanding Row D of the AP Studio Art Rubric

The sustained investigation rubric for AP 2D Design and AP Drawing is the same for rows a, b, and c. Where they differ slightly is in row D. In 2D design, row D focuses on 2D skills and for drawing row D focuses on drawing skills.

The rubric that the college board uses to score the sustained investigation for the AP Studio Art Portfolio is an analytic rubric, with 4 rows. An analytic rubric means that each row is scored independently. In this series (click the links above to see videos for rows A and B), we’re going to look at examples provided by the college board, row by row.

In the video below, you’ll see examples of what it looks like to earn a 3 for row D in drawing.

Row D, Drawing, score of 2

The college board defines drawing skills as, use of :

• mark-making
• line
• surface
• space
• light and shade
• composition