Coding and Animation Quick and Easy

In this ongoing class, students will have the chance to create their own cartoon and bring it to life through block coding.

Students will learn the following:
-Learn to construct a dialogue between two characters.
-Learn to trigger a series through code.
-Learn to create a sequence of events for their story by coding.
-Learn to personalize their story through costumes of their characters and background scenery through coding.


Example Class Schedule:

Week 1 (11/16/20):  Defining the Story Idea through code
Week 2 (11/23/20):  Defining the Plot of the Story through code
Week 3 (11/30/20):  Defining the Theme of the story through code
Week 4 (12/7/20):  Defining the main character or Hero of the story through code
Week 5  (12/14/20): Defining the needs and wants of the Hero through code.
Week 6 (12/21/20): Defining how the Hero's NEEDS are related to the Hero's FLAW(S).


Standards Addressed

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details
and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
Grade 3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and
explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Grade 4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on
specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

Grade 5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or
drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CSTA 1B-AP-10
Create programs that include sequences, events, loops, and conditionals.
CSTA 1B-AP-11 Decompose problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the
program development process.