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AP Art & Design, unit by unit
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Generating Possibilities: Experience & Documentation · Selecting Materials, Processes & Ideas · Sustained Investigation & Inquiry · Context & Interpretation of Art and Design · Evaluation: Evidence & Relationships · Art & Design Traditions · Documentation as Resource & Communication · Common Study Moves for Unit 1 Test
Formulating Questions for Sustained Investigation · Practice vs. Experimentation · Revision: Types and Purpose · Synthesis of Materials, Processes, Ideas · Documentation & Reflection · D, 3-D, and Drawing Skills
Materials, Processes, Ideas: Identify & Write · Synthesis: Describe Relationships · Selected Works: Five Works, Five Prompts · Skills: 2-D, 3-D, Drawing—Describe with Evidence · Sustained Investigation: Questions & Inquiry · Selected Works: Scoring & Success · Sustained Investigation: Practice, Experimentation, Revision · Portfolio Presentation & Image Quality
