The work of American portrait artist Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close is featured in a 22-slide PowerPoint. Although a wide variety of his work is featured, the pieces are not titled or dated, and no script is included.

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visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Collect additional images of Close's portraits and arrange them in order by the date they were created
• Omit the second slide form the initial presentation of the PowerPoint
• Without revealing Close's paralysis, ask viewers to respond to works produced before and after 1988 and discuss his techniques
• After a discussion of "The Event" of 1988, revise the entire presentation and elicit viewers' responses

Pros

• A wide variety of his work is included

Cons

• No script is included
• The individual works are not identified or dated