{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"39483040","dateCreated":"1306237678","smartDate":"May 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"missfalkperiodtwo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/missfalkperiodtwo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/missfalkenglishperiod2.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/39483040"},"dateDigested":1532390190,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Monday, May 23, 2011","description":"We have done several different projects this year instead of the traditional term paper. Out of all of them (author research, wiki, iMovie) which project did you like the most? Explain. Which did you like the least? Explain. Did you like learning more about the story and author through these projects or would you rather have written a traditional term paper? Explain your thoughts.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"39509652","body":"I liked the iMovie the most. It was something new to me. I have never used the iMovie before, and I really liked it. It was different compared to doing a powerpoint. I liked doing the author research the least. Not using Google was hard. Using two research websites was hard because I felt like I didn't get enough information. I liked learning about the author through the project. I would not have liked to write a term paper. Term papers take too long, and I thought this project went fast.
\n-Chava Kogon","dateCreated":"1306268714","smartDate":"May 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"chavabear","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/chavabear","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"39577806","body":"I really liked the way we did this years term paper, I think it was a lot more creative. I enjoyed doing the iMovie the best, this is the first time I took part in something like this and to me it was a lot of fun. I feel that these projects were easier than the traditional term paper.","dateCreated":"1306375590","smartDate":"May 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011cardinda","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011cardinda","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"39233870","dateCreated":"1305744289","smartDate":"May 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"missfalkperiodtwo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/missfalkperiodtwo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/missfalkenglishperiod2.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/39233870"},"dateDigested":1532390190,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Wednesday, May 18, 2011","description":"Now that you have been doing some research about the author, Edgar Allan Poe, have you seen any similarities between his life\/experiences and what took place in your story? Explain. Poe is very well known for his scary and unusual tales. What do you think caused him to be this type of writer? Explain in detail. Please respond in paragraph form.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"39302890","body":"Poe grew up without his parents like Roderick and Madeline. He did not have a lot of money like the characters in the story. Poe thought before he died. The characters talked about dying. Poe was spooky himself. He liked the dark side. That may be why he wrote scary stories.
\n-Chava Kogon","dateCreated":"1305836528","smartDate":"May 19, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"chavabear","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/chavabear","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"39334648","body":"i feel that the reason why he is into scary tales is because, he lost his family and his foster family so he was probably into the evil mean side. the type that doesn't want to talk to anyone but show his emotions through poetry. i have not seen anything yet about his lifestyle and experiences.
\n*CAM CSOKA*","dateCreated":"1305896710","smartDate":"May 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2012csokaca","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2012csokaca","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"39356132","body":"Yes I have seen similarties. Poe's life wasn't the greatest. He lost his parents when he was 2 and became a foster child. He always though about dying and attepmted suicide. His wife died of a long deadly illness and he was always so miserable. I feel the story realates a lot to his life because Roderick and Madiline have a long deadly illness thats killing them slowly. Their always so miserable and everythings so dark and gloomy. I think Poe wrote stories like this mainly because of how his life went.
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\n~Jess Benedick","dateCreated":"1305921044","smartDate":"May 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011benedijes","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011benedijes","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"39363844","body":"I do see similarities between Poe's life and his stories, Poe was abandoned by his family and left all alone just like how Usher and Madeline lost all of their family and they were the only ones left. I think that Poe wrote dark stories because so many dark things happened in his life.","dateCreated":"1305935969","smartDate":"May 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011cardinda","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011cardinda","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"39364314","body":"I do see similarities between Poe's life and his stories. Poe was abandoned by his family and left all alone just like how Usher and Madeline lost all of their family and they were the only ones left. I think that Poe wrote dark stories because so many dark things happened in his life. - David Cardin","dateCreated":"1305937179","smartDate":"May 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011cardinda","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011cardinda","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"39143212","dateCreated":"1305632361","smartDate":"May 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"missfalkperiodtwo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/missfalkperiodtwo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/missfalkenglishperiod2.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/39143212"},"dateDigested":1532390190,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Monday, May 16, 2011","description":"If you were going to turn this story into a movie, which actors would you cast? Who would be Roderick, the narrator, Madeline, the doctor? Would you add events to make it more interesting? If so, what would you add or change? What rating do you think your movie would get (G, PG, PG-13, R)? Explain your answer in paragraph form.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"39167768","body":"I would be the narrator, because I liked how it was played. I would add a better ending to it. Explain how they both died and what caused the sickness. Iwould want this to be an R rating because I ould be sure to make this a creepy, bloody, scary ending.
\n*CAM CSOKA*","dateCreated":"1305653200","smartDate":"May 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2012csokaca","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2012csokaca","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"39302580","body":"If The Fall of the House of Usher was a movie I would pick Natalie Portman to play Madeline, Jack Nicholson to play Roderick, and Matt Damon as the doctor. I would not make any changes to the movie because I think it is fine the way it is. I liked the story. I would rate the movie with R because, I could see there would be a lot of bad language and some blood.
\n-Chava Kogon","dateCreated":"1305836117","smartDate":"May 19, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"chavabear","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/chavabear","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"39355858","body":"If I would make this a movie I would make it R because I would make it extra scary. I love scary movies so I would make it creepy and gory. I would make sure I had the audience on their edge of their seats while watching it. I would make myself be there narator because I think it be neat to be in the narrotors shoes and go through what he went through. Id make sure to explain the illness more in the movie and make it extra longer. I don't know exatcly who I would have play Roderick and Madiline. I think Id have people try out for the parts and see who does the best job.
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\n~Jess Benedick","dateCreated":"1305920761","smartDate":"May 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011benedijes","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011benedijes","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"39364110","body":"If I were to make a movie out of this story I would make it one of the most exicting thrillers. I am a big scary movie fan and I know what it will take to make such a film. One of the main things I would do is change parts of the story around to create a much more chilling theme. - David Cardin","dateCreated":"1305936634","smartDate":"May 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011cardinda","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011cardinda","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"38866362","dateCreated":"1305118430","smartDate":"May 11, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"missfalkperiodtwo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/missfalkperiodtwo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/missfalkenglishperiod2.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/38866362"},"dateDigested":1532390191,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Wednesday, May 11, 2011","description":"Roderick Usher was described as having an illness that made his senses (sight, taste, touch, etc.) extremely sensitive. How do you think this illness impacted what happened in the story? How do you think it impacted Usher? What do you think your life would be like if each of your senses were so sensitive? Please explain in paragraph form.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"38930276","body":"I think that Usher's sensitive senses played a part in how he knew that Madeline was still alive. I think that as time went on in the story, his senses somehow alerted and made him aware that his sister was not dead and that she was had escaped from her grave.
\n-David Cardin","dateCreated":"1305207094","smartDate":"May 12, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011cardinda","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011cardinda","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"38866360","dateCreated":"1305118427","smartDate":"May 11, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"missfalkperiodtwo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/missfalkperiodtwo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/missfalkenglishperiod2.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/38866360"},"dateDigested":1532390191,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Wednesday, May 11, 2011","description":"Roderick Usher was described as having an illness that made his senses (sight, taste, touch, etc.) extremely sensitive. How do you think this illness impacted what happened in the story? How do you think it impacted Usher? What do you think your life would be like if each of your senses were so sensitive? Please explain in paragraph form.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"38957158","body":"Because his senses were so sensitive everything bothered him. This made him gloomy and grumpy. If my eyes were sensitive, I would stay inside. If my hearing was sensitive, I would not talk to a lot of people. If my taste was sensitive, I would not eat much. If touch was sensitive, I would not like to be around people. If my nose was sensitive, I would not want to smell most things. This would make me feel upset.
\n-Chava Kogon","dateCreated":"1305233106","smartDate":"May 12, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"chavabear","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/chavabear","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"38987994","body":"I think Roderick Ushers illness made is life very difficult. It was hard for him to live is day like a normal person. It made him grumpy and him hilcunate about things that werent there. It made him very miserable. If I had to live my life with sensitive sight, taste, and touch I'd be miserable too. I'd just want to lay in bed and never step outside or even get out of bed. I would be a grump 24\/7. I wouldn't want to talk to anyone or do anything.
\n~Jessica Benedick","dateCreated":"1305293073","smartDate":"May 13, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011benedijes","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011benedijes","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"38793168","dateCreated":"1304994890","smartDate":"May 9, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"missfalkperiodtwo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/missfalkperiodtwo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/missfalkenglishperiod2.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/38793168"},"dateDigested":1532390191,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Monday, May 9, 2011","description":"Would you suggest this story to a friend? If not, what are your reasons. If so, what would you say to convince them to read the story? Please remember to respond in paragraph form.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"38929090","body":"I probably would not suggest this story to a friend. I know it is a short story, but short stories they do not intrested me.","dateCreated":"1305205085","smartDate":"May 12, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"chavabear","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/chavabear","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"38985246","body":"Yes I would suggest this story to a friend because I thought there was a good twist behind it and I like story's with twists behind them. I would tell them that the story is about two family members thats have this deadly illness that is killing them quickly and there obstacles they come across and things happen. And hopefully it will make them want to read it.
\n~Jessica Benedick","dateCreated":"1305290307","smartDate":"May 13, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011benedijes","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011benedijes","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"39017952","body":"
\nI think I would suggest this story to a friend who likes creepy and suspenseful stories because this story was definitely just that.
\nI think they will find some of it very interesting, especially how the house and it's occupants seem to be deteriorating at the same time. -David Cardin","dateCreated":"1305328273","smartDate":"May 13, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011cardinda","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011cardinda","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"38536718","dateCreated":"1304519550","smartDate":"May 4, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"missfalkperiodtwo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/missfalkperiodtwo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/missfalkenglishperiod2.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/38536718"},"dateDigested":1532390192,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Monday, May 4, 2011","description":"Why do you think that Roderick and Madeline Usher continued to live in such a large house when it was just the two of them? Do you think if they would have moved somewhere else that they would have recovered from their illnesses? Did the house have anything to do with their sickness? Explain in detail and in paragraph form.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"38619832","body":"I think Roderick and Madeline lived in a large house because they did not want to move. They were too ill to pack and move their things. I do not think they would recover from their illness if they moved because nothing changes if you move from one place to another. Maybe they would felt a little better but they wouldn't have felt better. The house did not have to do anything with their sickness. If their house was getting rusty that does not mean they would get sick too.
\n-Chava Kogon","dateCreated":"1304625970","smartDate":"May 5, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"chavabear","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/chavabear","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"38650758","body":"I think Roderick and Madeline Usher decided to continue to live in such a large house because thats where they grew up and all theirt family lived there. They felt confortable there and they didn't want to leave all their memories and good times behind. I don't think they would of moved somewhere else if they recovered from their illness because that was their parents house and they wanted to carry on their name and their life without forgetting about them. If they would move everything would be left behind. I think the hous did have something to do with their sickness because the house collapsed when they died, and as they got sicker the house started looking worse and worse.
\n~Jessica Benedick","dateCreated":"1304685867","smartDate":"May 6, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011benedijes","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011benedijes","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"38651520","body":"Usher and Madeline probably viewed that mansion as part of their family history. It was the place where they were raised and the place where the Usher family has resided for possibly generations. Therefore, they simply could not bear to leave such in important piece of treasure behind.
\n_ David Cardin","dateCreated":"1304687219","smartDate":"May 6, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011cardinda","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011cardinda","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"38480904","dateCreated":"1304439827","smartDate":"May 3, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"missfalkperiodtwo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/missfalkperiodtwo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/missfalkenglishperiod2.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/38480904"},"dateDigested":1532390192,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Monday, May 2, 2011","description":"Explain how the weather surrounding the house as the narrator arrived may have foreshadowed what would later happen in the book. Do you believe that the weather was related to the main events? Explain your thoughts in paragraph form.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"38486502","body":"I enjoyed the story i thought it was very interesting. it was a weird story because it was about two family members that live together and are basically about to die, and the house they live in is about to fall down with them. what was really creepy was when they put his sister in the toom and she is still alive, after about 8 days she comes back and to the house and her and usher both die together. that was the interesting part about the story.
\n*CAM CSOKA*","dateCreated":"1304444487","smartDate":"May 3, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2012csokaca","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2012csokaca","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"38620108","body":"The weather was dark and gloomy, that could have told us that the characters were sad and sick. If the weather was bad outside, there were a lot of bad things happening inside the house. It was never sunny. Things got worse. Ther was always bad weather and bad things happened in the house.
\n-Chava Kogon","dateCreated":"1304626311","smartDate":"May 5, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"chavabear","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/chavabear","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"38650572","body":" The weather was yucky and depressing. It was never sunny out, it was always so dark outside and the weather was horrible. This could of made the charaters even more depressed than they were because they already had a mental illness. I know when its gross outside I always have a bad day. Yes I do believe the weather was related to the main events because the weather never got nicer and the Ushers just got sicker and sicker and things in the house just got worse and worse.
\n~Jessica Benedick","dateCreated":"1304685581","smartDate":"May 6, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011benedijes","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011benedijes","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"38651098","body":"When the narrator first arrived, the sky was very dark, gloomy, depressing and creepy just like the house. I think that the weather further supported all of the suffering that Usher and his sister were going through and somewhat prepared us for how the whole story would end.
\n-David Cardin","dateCreated":"1304686530","smartDate":"May 6, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"2011cardinda","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/2011cardinda","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}