Students will be able to...
- Apply basic programming and SNAP skills to create an animated movie, play, nursery rhyme, or other scene
- Practice good debugging skills to correct issues as they arise while programming
- Do Now 1.5: Day 1, Knock Knock
- Do Now 1.52: Day 2, Click Event Interaction
- Do Now 1.53: Day 3, Movement Interaction
- Reference to Storytelling project: Project 1 - Storytelling (Download in Word) (Link to PDF)
- Optional: Printouts of the project specification
- A list of possible plays to find a scene to animate: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/07/30/427138970/the-most-popular-high-school-plays-and-musicals
- A list of possible nursery rhymes
- Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nursery_rhymes
- A few suggested subjects for students who struggle to come up with their own
- Pick a few simple, well-known options from your list
| Duration | Description |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | |
| 5 minutes | Welcome, attendance, bell work, announcements |
| 30 minutes | Review unit concepts |
| 20 minutes | Introduce project |
| Days 2-5 | |
| 5 minutes | Welcome, attendance, bell work, announcements |
| 10-15 minutes | Review |
| 30-35 minutes | Lab time |
| 5 minutes | Exit ticket |
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Review
- Play a review game (such as GrudgeBall to remind students of the skills and concepts that have been learned in this unit
- Categories of blocks
- Movement
- Drawing
- Hide/Show
- Costumes
- Broadcasting
- Remind students that their solutions to previous assignments are an excellent resource when trying to accomplish similar tasks.
- Play a review game (such as GrudgeBall to remind students of the skills and concepts that have been learned in this unit
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Introduce project
- Walk students through project specification, pointing out important details, potential pitfalls, and specific requirements
- The words to the story must appear on the screen somehow
- This can be as a sprite, as a part of the background, or "said" by a narrator
- Sprites must act out the story line by line
- The action must be dynamic-- a series of static images is not sufficient
- The action and words should advance automatically, but at a slow enough pace that the viewer can follow
- The user must be able to restart the animation (in a manner other than pressing the green flag again) after it has concluded
- At least two sprites must act during the animation, and the sprites must collectively meet the requirements on page 2
- The words to the story must appear on the screen somehow
- Encourage students to look at the grading rubric on page two repeatedly throughout the project to ensure they are meeting all the requirements
- Sample project solution
- Walk students through project specification, pointing out important details, potential pitfalls, and specific requirements
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Project
- This project is a summative assessment for the unit. Students should be demonstrating mastery of all the skills covered.
- Most students will require roughly 4-8 hours of total work time to complete the project
- Assess the progress of your students regularly using such techniques as asking them to demonstrate their incomplete programs, tracking questions asked during lab time, and/or utilizing peer reviews.
- Adjust the amount of time allowed for the project to fit the needs of your students
- It is vital that nearly all students complete the project before moving on
- If most students have the ability to work on SNAP assignments at home, the amount of in-class time provided can be reduced if necessary.
- If this approach is taken, be sure to make accommodations for students who are not able to work at home, such as after school lab hours
- Ensure that students are able to ask questions in class throughout the project
- See the standard Lab Day Lesson for detailed plans for lab days.
- Instead of a scene from a play or a nursery rhyme, students can recreate a famous scene from a movie, depict lyrics from their favorite song, or develop their own unique animations. Feel free to modify the specification for whichever version will appeal most to your students.
- Advanced students can be encouraged to add detail and/or complexity to their project for possible extra credit.
- For ELL students or students from other cultures, offer the opportunity to choose an animation subject familiar to them rather than requiring a traditional English nursery rhyme or play.
- If necessary, a non-English language can be used for this assignment without affecting the learning objectives. Discuss this option with the student's ELL specialist to determine if it is appropriate.