Lesson 5

Storyboarding animations

In this lesson, students will work through a debugging challenge focused on common errors with timing dialogue in Scratch. Students will begin planning their complete animation project using a 4-part storyboard, including characters, setting, and dialogue.

school
Grade 4
local_library
Subject Language Arts, Art
schedule
Length of lesson 50 minutes

Learning objective

Students will plan the flow of an algorithm using a storyboard.

Standards

CSTA Standards

  • 1B-AP-11: Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.
  • 1B-AP-15: Test and debug (identify and fix errors) programs.

Common Core Standards

  • ELA.RL.4.3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
  • ELA.SL.4.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one to one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners in grade 4 topics and texts, building on each other's ideas and expressing their own clearly.
  • ELA.W.4.3: Write narratives to developed real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

National Arts Standards

  • MA:Cr2.1.4: Discuss, test, and assemble ideas, plans, and models for media arts productions, considering the artistic goals and the presentation