The Sustained Investigation
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| body of work/ˈbɒdi ɒv wɜːk/ | 系列作品 | xì liè zuò pǐn |
| Sustained Investigation/səˈsteɪnd ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn/ | 持续探究 | chí xù tàn jiū |
A body of work over time
- The Sustained Investigation 持续探究 is an in-depth study of materials, processes, and ideas over time (CED Big Idea 2).
- It is a body of work 系列作品 — around 15 images — growing from one question.
- It is worth 60% of your AP score.
随时间的系列作品
- 持续探究(Sustained Investigation)是随时间深入研究材料、过程与想法（CED大观念2）。
- 它是一个系列作品(body of work)——约15张图像——从一个问题生长出来。
- 它占AP分数的60%。
The Sustained Investigation is worth about ____ of the AP score. · 持续性探究约占AP总分的____。
60% — Selected Works is the other 40%. · 60% —— 选定作品占其余40%。
"Sustained" means the works should show growth over time. · “持续性”意味着作品应展示随时间的成长。
Not 15 versions of the same day. · 不是同一天的15个版本。
Sustained means growth
- Sustained means over time — works should show growth, not 15 versions of one afternoon.
- Plan a rhythm: make, document, reflect, revise, make again — every week or two.
- The investigation is drawings and process: studies, tests, revisions all belong.
持续意味着成长
- 持续意味着随时间——作品要显示成长，而不是同一个下午的15个版本。
- 规划一个节奏：创作、记录、反思、修改、再创作——每一两周一轮。
- 探究包括画和过程：习作、测试、修改都属于它。
Sustained Investigation, or not? · 这是持续性探究，还是不是？
Sort each portfolio plan by whether it is a true Sustained Investigation. · 按每个作品集计划是否属于真正的持续性探究进行分类。
Select all · 所有 things that belong in a Sustained Investigation. · 选择所有属于持续性探究的内容。
Unrelated works break the single inquiry. · 无关的作品打破了单一探究。
Depth beats breadth
- One question pushed hard scores above ten unrelated good drawings.
- Start early in the year — a rushed investigation is visible at a glance.
- Depth is the difference between a sketchbook and an investigation.
深度胜过广度
- 把一个问题往深处推，得分高于十张互不相关的好画。
- 学年一开始就动手——赶出来的探究一眼看得出来。
- 深度是速写本和探究之间的区别。
A Sustained Investigation is a ____ of work, around 15 images, from one inquiry. · 持续性探究是一个____的作品集，约15张图像，源自同一个探究。
A body · 作品集 of work developing one question. · 一个作品集正在发展一个问题。
Match the term to its meaning. · 将术语与其含义匹配。
The heart of Big Idea 2. · 大概念2的核心。
Fifteen unrelated "greatest hits" is not a Sustained Investigation, however good each one is — it fails the one thing the section scores: works that relate to and develop a single inquiry.
十五张互不相关的"精选集"不是持续探究，无论每张多好——它恰恰在这一部分唯一评分的点上失败：作品要关联并发展同一个探究。
Question: how does my neighbourhood change as it gentrifies? Fifteen drawings over eight months — the same corner shop as it becomes a café, in charcoal, then collage, then erasure. The change is the subject and the method. That is sustained.
问题：我的社区在中产化中如何改变？八个月里十五张画——同一家街角小店变成咖啡馆，先用木炭，再用拼贴，再用擦除。改变既是主题也是方法。这就是持续。
The Sustained Investigation is ~15 images (60%) that develop one inquiry over time: keep a make-document-reflect-revise rhythm, include process, and choose depth over breadth.
持续探究是约15张图像（60%），随时间发展一个探究：保持创作-记录-反思-修改的节奏，包含过程，选择深度而非广度。