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8th Grade Project:
8th Grade Project:
For this project, you will choose the sprite who represents your character and have them tell us about themselves and how they try to control others. Then you will choose the scene you think best represents how this character's control and recreate it, sharing:
Why I wanted control, What I did to take control, The results.
Why I wanted control, What I did to take control, The results.
Rename File
Rename File
***First, save as - WITH A NEW NAME,
code does not auto-save and
will overwrite your work if you leave and return. Once you name it, save often!***
Let your Character Speak
Let your Character Speak
🎥 Video Tutorial: Adding Voices for your sprites (3 minutes)
To add recordings for your project, you will click on the sprite who you will speak for. Then choose the tab for Sounds across the top. Then choose the round red record button to record.
On the popup, round means record, square means stop.
Save the file after you record, rename it, and use it for the character by choosing the bright purple commands called "sound." The drop down will list all sounds for that sprite.
Add Costumes if you want to change the look of your character/ sprite
Add Costumes if you want to change the look of your character/ sprite
🎥 Video Tutorial: Add Costumes for your sprite (<1 minute)
When you start, the sprite is an arrow. You can decide the costume for Ha, by following these directions.
1. Clicking on the arrow
2. In the top left corner, choose the file menu and then Costumes at the bottom.
3. It takes a second to open all the costumes.
4. Scroll through to choose a costume and then hit "Import"
5. Your arrow becomes that costume.
***You can also import images, choose the "import" button from the start menu. You'll need an image with no background. Try remove.bg website.***
Change Backgrounds
Change Backgrounds
🎥 Video Tutorial: Change Backgrounds (2 minutes)
1. Click on the stage icon in the sprite corral, click on "Backgrounds" tab to see what backgrounds you have and change the focus to be on the background images.
2. If you need more backgrounds, click on "Costumes" to upload your background. Name those images so they are easy to find.
*** make the size 480x360 for best resolution and fit! ***
3. Use Code Block "Switch to Costume" under the Looks category to make it change to any of the files you need.
Movements Using the Coordinate Grid
Movements Using the Coordinate Grid
Use this grid to calculate where you need your Sprite to go on the Stage. The center would be 0,0.
Using Broadcast for Communication:
Using Broadcast for Communication:
🎥 Video Tutorial: Adding another Broadcast to have Puck say, "Thanks for Coming to my Show!" (2 minutes)
Instead of hitting keys to move forward in your program, you can send a message to all sprites and background to move to the next setting.
See below, that when you broadcast "Puck's Speech" you can tell the sprite to give his speech AND at the same time, tell the background to change to wherever you want to be.
Choose from the orange blocks because this is a Control task. The first time, you will click on the downward arrow in that input to choose the broadcast names, some are there but you can also choose “new,” which then prompts you to enter a name for the new broadcast.
When this block is run, the chosen message is sent or "broadcasted" to every sprite. Since you have several characters, watch for the titles each can receive in this program. When you use broadcast instead of "hit the down arrow," the viewer can enjoy the journey instead of having to click through it.
Find this and other tips at: https://snap.berkeley.edu/SnapManual.pdf
🎥 Video Tutorial: Using the Broadcast tag to change backgrounds or send messages to other sprites (From Ha's Journey, but relevant to this project). (2 minutes)
Add Text Box
Add Text Box
🎥 Video Tutorial: Add Text Box (<1 minute)
A text box is just a sprite that you upload. Create text in a google doc and then take a screenshot. Import the sprite and it can be added to the slide using the X,Y coordinates for a location.
Extension Activities
Extension Activities
ADD A SPRITE FOR more CHARACTERS
ADD ANIMATIONS TO MAKE THE PROGRAM MORE INTERACTIVE
ADD MORE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THE BOOK
ADD OTHER DIALOGUE BETWEEN ALL CHARACTERS
ADD AUDIO FILES FOR ALL!
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