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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow written by Washington Irving was set in 1790 was known for its ghost and hunting atmosphere. I think what was shown in the video is not as creative as i thought it will be but at least it contains the value of the story.
I agree with Trona and Jill this video was not creative,it didn't catch my attention. When I think of the story of headless horse man something horrific comes to mind because no one would like to imagine seeing someone riding around on a horse in the middle of the night with his head in is hand. So they should have at least use a scary mask for the video instead of a pumpkin.
I Agree With Amanda And Trona because This Video Wasn't As Creative As It Seemed, I Think If The Video Was Creative And More Adventurous It Would've Caught My Attention And Other People's Attention,But The Video Did Contain The Value Of The Story As jill Said.
By viewing this clip, i got a pretty decent understanding of what the story is about. The reenactment however wasn't very detailed and very unattractive in grabbing my attention.
I've been to Sleepy Hollow middle and high school in Tarrytown and the whole atmosphere over there is way different from over here. I don't know if it has anything to do with this legend, but it is a nice sight to see. I've always wanted to look into the true story. However, in relations to the short clip I feel as though I didn't take away anything except perhaps what I already knew: Guy with no head on a horse...and supposedly something creepy about it all. If someone else can explain?
This video was not that interesting but it explained what the image shown and i understood it. i think that story gives its readers now in the present a look back at this story's legend and how these story were told with a lot of imagination and action.
I think that the video was boring and it could have been a lot more exciting;but i agree with Lisa because the story gave the readers now in the present a look back at the past.
I thought the video would be more out there but like everyone else stated it did allow the message to get across but probably if it was more creative it would of grasp my interest more but it didn't
I understood the *scary* story about "The legend of the sleepy hollow" the man was telling, but i didn't think it was interesting or scary at all. I think they should've used a different person to tell the story, who would add a more scarier feel to it and also they shouldve use better props.
The Legend of the sleepy Hollow was telling a story about a school master named ichabod crane. As Crane was on his way somewhere he begans to get pursued by a headless horseman. Was racing to try to make his way across the bridge when gun powder started to let loose. Even though the story was told shortly it couldve been told better.
This video showed a great lack of effort. The only thing I understood was that the man holding his head in his hand was trying to reach the bridge. I feel I would have understood it much more if the video was well crafted and more entertaining.
I watched the video clip and I realized the named Ichabod Crane. I was once watching Disney movies and the headless horseman chased him all around the woods until he crossed the bridge that was mentioned in video clip.
I believe that people aren't picking up that the Headless Horseman is a wandering spirit trapped within Sleepy Hollow and so has certain boundaries it cannot cross aka the bridge. Its pumpkin head is to replaced the head he has lost and is in search for, and is going as far as taking it from defenseless travelers to replace his own.
I agree with Tyequifa,this video wasn't interesting as i would like it to be but i hope by reading the book it might somewhat be little more interesting
This was creative
ReplyDeleteThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow written by Washington Irving was set in 1790 was known for its ghost and hunting atmosphere. I think what was shown in the video is not as creative as i thought it will be but at least it contains the value of the story.
ReplyDeleteIt was not what I was expecting and I don't think that it was very creative but it got the point across .
ReplyDeleteI agree with Trona and Jill this video was not creative,it didn't catch my attention. When I think of the story of headless horse man something horrific comes to mind because no one would like to imagine seeing someone riding around on a horse in the middle of the night with his head in is hand. So they should have at least use a scary mask for the video instead of a pumpkin.
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ReplyDeleteI Agree With Amanda And Trona because This Video Wasn't As Creative As It Seemed, I Think If The Video Was Creative And More Adventurous It Would've Caught My Attention And Other People's Attention,But The Video Did Contain The Value Of The Story As jill Said.
ReplyDeleteBy viewing this clip, i got a pretty decent understanding of what the story is about. The reenactment however wasn't very detailed and very unattractive in grabbing my attention.
ReplyDeleteI've been to Sleepy Hollow middle and high school in Tarrytown and the whole atmosphere over there is way different from over here. I don't know if it has anything to do with this legend, but it is a nice sight to see. I've always wanted to look into the true story. However, in relations to the short clip I feel as though I didn't take away anything except perhaps what I already knew: Guy with no head on a horse...and supposedly something creepy about it all. If someone else can explain?
ReplyDeleteI think that this video wasn't exciting as I thought it would be but the concept was clear.
ReplyDeleteThis video was not that interesting but it explained what the image shown and i understood it. i think that story gives its readers now in the present a look back at this story's legend and how these story were told with a lot of imagination and action.
ReplyDeleteI think that the video was boring and it could have been a lot more exciting;but i agree with Lisa because the story gave the readers now in the present a look back at the past.
DeleteI thought the video would be more out there but like everyone else stated it did allow the message to get across but probably if it was more creative it would of grasp my interest more but it didn't
ReplyDeleteI understood the *scary* story about "The legend of the sleepy hollow" the man was telling, but i didn't think it was interesting or scary at all. I think they should've used a different person to tell the story, who would add a more scarier feel to it and also they shouldve use better props.
ReplyDeleteThe Legend of the sleepy Hollow was telling a story about a school master named ichabod crane. As Crane was on his way somewhere he begans to get pursued by a headless horseman. Was racing to try to make his way across the bridge when gun powder started to let loose. Even though the story was told shortly it couldve been told better.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The story was very short and I had to watch it a few times to understand what was going on. I get it now.
ReplyDeleteI Didnt like the video because it was very short && not creative.
ReplyDeleteI Didnt like the video because it was very short && not creative.
ReplyDeleteI Didnt like the video because it was very short && not creative.
ReplyDeleteThis video showed a great lack of effort. The only thing I understood was that the man holding his head in his hand was trying to reach the bridge. I feel I would have understood it much more if the video was well crafted and more entertaining.
ReplyDeletethe concepts of the video was clear but at some point i really got lost
ReplyDeletethe video was not interesting at all because it was very short but it was clear that the video was introducing the readers to the past.
ReplyDeleteI watched the video clip and I realized the named Ichabod Crane. I was once watching Disney movies and the headless horseman chased him all around the woods until he crossed the bridge that was mentioned in video clip.
ReplyDeletethe video drives me into really reading the bookit was like a trailer to me
ReplyDeleteThis video isn't very interesting and poor in effort. I didn't what the speaker is trying to tell me about the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
ReplyDeletei didn't so much enjoy the video clip, but it was creative knowing the whole concept of sleepy hallows.
ReplyDeleteI believe that people aren't picking up that the Headless Horseman is a wandering spirit trapped within Sleepy Hollow and so has certain boundaries it cannot cross aka the bridge. Its pumpkin head is to replaced the head he has lost and is in search for, and is going as far as taking it from defenseless travelers to replace his own.
ReplyDeleteThe video wasn't very interesting as you would think it is by looking art the cover of the book but it did explain alot.
ReplyDeleteWatching the video motivated me to keep reading the book and not lose interest in it. I think it was short, but somewhat interesting.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tyequifa,this video wasn't interesting as i would like it to be but i hope by reading the book it might somewhat be little more interesting
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