Build: Storytelling
Lesson Overview
Students will continue the creation of a Storytelling project in Scratch that will show their understanding of synchronization.
In this second lesson of a three lesson sequence, students will continue building their project using Scratch, then pause to provide feedback in small groups on each other's Storytelling projects, using that feedback to revise and finalize their work.
Agenda
💫 Review: Using synchronization to create a Storytelling project in Scratch (5 min.)
💥 Mini-Lesson: Synchronization in Scratch: switching between 2 sprites to synchronize "say" and "wait" blocks (5 min.)
🚧 Build: Storytelling project in Scratch in pairs (30-45 min.)
📬 Peer Feedback: Providing positive and constructive feedback on 2 peer projects (15 min.)
📓 Reflect: (5 min.)
What did you get stuck on while working on your project? How did you persevere?
What did you learn from your classmates' projects feedback?
What did you discover from looking at other projects?
Scratch Project Resources
Storytelling starter projects: sprites & backdrops (no code) / exploded code
Storytelling example projects: Conversation between two sprites / Conversation (simpler version)
Vocabulary
event: an action that causes something to happen
loop: repeat a sequence of instructions
parallelism: sets of instructions that run at the same time
program: a set of instructions written in a language that a computer understands
script: a set of Scratch blocks connected together to form a sequence
sequence: a set of instructions that follow one another in order
synchronization: coordinating actions between different sprites
Standards
CA CSS 3-5.AP.12 Create programs that include events, loops, and conditionals.
CA CSS 3-5.AP.13 Decompose problems into smaller, manageable tasks which may themselves be decomposed.
CA CSS 3-5.AP.15 Use an iterative process to plan and develop a program by considering the perspectives and preferences of others.
CA CSS 3-5.AP.17 Test and debug a program or algorithm to ensure it accomplishes the intended task.
Additional Resources
Scratch website: scratch.mit.edu
Getting Unstuck Strategies from the Creative Computing Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education