Storytelling With Scratch Coding - Part 1

Scratch is a wonderful, free(!) web-based coding environment that is great for young coders. 

In this class, we will work on the fine art of storytelling, using Scratch to create animated stories. Each week we will create stories by writing code! We'll make three projects over the 4 weeks. This class is now part of a series, Storytelling with Scratch - Parts 1, 2 & 3.

We'll learn to use dialogue to provide the audience with insight into the characters and plots. Dialogue is important to a story because it lets the characters express themselves and communicate their thoughts. We'll also learn how to use Scratch to develop a compelling setting to add drama to stories.

We'll learn how to make sprites and animate them, how to use randomness and loops, and how to use delays and broadcasting to control the timing of the stories. And much much more!

This class is designed for "advanced beginners" - a student has used Scratch and has made a few projects. If your child is new to Scratch, I have a 2x class (2 hours total) called "Let's Tell a Joke", that is a great intro to Scratch, and would prepare them for this class.

Is this class right for your child? Here's how to tell: ask them to log into their Scratch account. If they can't do that - then they should start with my "Let's Tell a Joke" or "Make an Interactive Card" class first. If they can log in, ask to see the projects they've made. If they have at least 4 projects, and the projects have more than an orange cat on a white background, then this class should be perfect.  Also, we'll be writing dialogue, so they need to be able to type - just a couple of short sentences per class. It can be frustrating for students if they can't type what they want to express.