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AP Drawing: Sample Portfolios and Scoring Information

Review portfolios of real student work submitted in past years, along with scoring guidelines and explanations.

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2024: Sample Portfolios

Student Samples and Scoring Information from the 2024 Portfolio Exam

Sample Portfolios
Selected WorksSustained InvestigationScoring

Sample 1 – Score of 1

Sample 2 – Score of 2

Sample 3 – Score of 3

Sample 4 – Score of 4

Sample 5 – Score of 5

Sustained Investigation – Row A

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation – Row B

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation – Row C

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation – Row D  

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Complete AP Drawing Portfolio

Scoring Guidelines – Selected Works and Sustained Investigation

Chief Report Report

Scoring Statistics

Score Distributions

 

2023 Sample Portfolios

Portfolio Samples and Scoring Commentaries from the 2023 AP Exam Administration

Sample PortfoliosScoring
Selected WorksSustained Investigation

Scoring Guidelines – Selected Works

Sample 1 – Score of 1

Sample 2 – Score of 2

Sample 3 – Score of 3

Sample 4 – Score of 4

Sample 5 – Score of 5

Scoring Guidelines – Sustained Investigation

Sustained Investigation – Row A

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation – Row B

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation – Row C

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation – Row D  

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Complete AP Drawing Portfolio

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics

Score Distributions

2022: Sample Portfolios

Student Samples and Scoring Commentaries from the 2022 Portfolio Exam

Sample Portfolios

Selected Works

Sustained Investigation

Scoring

Scoring Guidelines – Selected Works

Sample 1 – Score of 3

Sample 2 – Score of 4

Sample 3 – Score of 5

Scoring Guidelines – Sustained Investigation

Sustained Investigation - Row A

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row B

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row C

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row D

Sample Portfolio – Score of 1

Sample Portfolio – Score of 2

Sample Portfolio – Score of 3

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics

Score Distributions

 

 

2021 Sample Portfolios

Student Samples and Scoring Commentaries from the 2021 Portfolio Exam

Sample Portfolios Scoring and Score Distributions
Selected Works Sustained Investigation

Scoring Guidelines - Selected Works

Sample 1 – Score of 3

Sample 2 – Score of 4

Sample 3 – Score of 5

Scoring Guidelines - Sustained Investigation

Sustained Investigation - Row A

Sample Portfolio - Score of 2

Sample Portfolio - Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row B

Sample Portfolio - Score of 2

Sample Portfolio - Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row C

Sample Portfolio - Score of 2

Sample Portfolio - Score of 3

Sustained Investigation - Row D

Sample Portfolio - Score of 2

Sample Portfolio - Score of 3

Complete Portfolio

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics

Scoring Distributions

2020 Sample Portfolios

Student Samples and Scoring Commentaries from the 2020 Portfolio Exam

Sample Portfolios Scoring and Score Distributions
Selected Works Sustained Investigation

Sample 1 – Score of 1

Sample 2 – Score of 2

Sample 3 – Score of 2

Sample 4 – Score of 3

Sample 5 – Score of 3

Sample 6 – Score of 4

Sample 7 – Score of 4

Sample 8 – Score of 5

Sample 9 – Score of 5  

Additional Drawing Selected Works Samples and Scoring Commentaries

Sample 1 – Score of 3/3/3/3

Sample 2 – Score of 2/2/2/2

Sample 3 – Score of 1/1/1/1

Sample 4 – Score of 3/3/3/3

Sample 5 – Score of 1/2/3/3

Additional Drawing Sustained Investigation Samples and Scoring Commentaries

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Distributions