The is a revised lesson presentation using Scratch V1.4 to create an animated comic book

1. Creating A Comic Using Scratch V1.4 –
Year 7
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2. Starter Activity
Open Scratch and input these blocks
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3. Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Students will be able to create an animated
comic using the Scratch interface.
• Enable – Students will be able to create a
simple program to switch backgrounds
• Engage – Students will be able to add
characters or Sprites
• Empower – Students will be able to add
captions or speech bubbles
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4. Homework
Last lesson you were given a homework task
Can you get out your homework and place it on
the desk ready
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5. Comic Scratch
So Let’s Go!
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6. The steps needed to import the scenes
into Scratch
Step one: Click on the Stage icon
Step two: Click the background tab
Step three: Click import new background
Step four: Locate the scenes in your
folder
Step five: Click ‘OK’ and repeat these
steps
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7. Change the Stage background
• What will
this code do?
• Add this to
the Stage
and try it
out.
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8. Add a character to your comic
By clicking the Sprite area we can add
new characters into our comic
Step one: Go to the new sprite section
Step two: Click choose new sprite from
file
Step three: Click the fantasy folder
Step four: Find the witch sprite
Step five: Click ‘OK’
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9. Add a character to your comic
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10. Add a speech bubble to your character
• What will
this code do?
• Add this to
the Witch
Sprite and try
it out.
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