Lesson 18

Character

In this lesson, students will learn to define character behaviors in Scratch

Objectives

Computer Science Objectives

  • Students will experiment with defining behaviors for characters using Scratch’s Make a Block feature
  • Students will gain more familiarity with the computational concepts of events and parallelism and the practice of experimenting and iterating


Language Objectives

  • Students will use knowledge of language and its convention to explain how to create characters using Scratch
  • Students will use general and academic language to provide peer feedback in speaking and writing.



Language Frames

Emerging

I used “Make a block” to make my character


Expanding

Using “Make a block”, I made my character...

Bridging

Using the “Make a block” feature, I incorporated ____ and ___ into my block to make my character

Lesson Plan

Lesson 18: Characters

Vocabulary

  • algorithm: A list of steps that you can follow to finish a task.
  • event: An action that causes something to happen.
  • initialization: Assign an initial (beginning) value to an object (or variable).
  • parallelism: Making things happen at the same time.
  • program: An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
  • sequence: A particular order of steps or events.

Standards

Computer Science

  • CSTA 1B-AP-10: Create programs that include sequences, events, loops, and conditionals
  • CSTA 1B-AP-13: Use an iterative process to plan the development of a program by including others' perspectives and considering user preferences.
  • CSTA 1B-AP-15: Test and debug a program or algorithm to ensure it runs as intended.

English Language Arts

  • ELA L.3.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
  • ELA L.3.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.
  • ELA RI.3.5: Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
  • ELA SL.3.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

English Language Development

  • 1. Understanding text structure
  • 2. Understanding cohesion