📚 Topic Summary
Unplugged planning for ScratchJr character animation means designing your animation *before* you start coding on the computer. This involves sketching out your characters, writing a simple story, and deciding what actions each character will perform. This helps you organize your thoughts and makes the coding process much smoother and more fun! Think of it like storyboarding for a cartoon. By planning everything out, you’ll know exactly what code blocks you need to use to bring your characters to life.
🧠 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the term with its correct definition:
| Term |
Definition |
| 1. Sprite |
A. A set of instructions that tells the sprite what to do. |
| 2. Animation |
B. A single picture in an animation that is slightly different from the picture before it. |
| 3. Script |
C. A visual element, character, or object you can program in ScratchJr. |
| 4. Storyboard |
D. The process of creating moving images by displaying a sequence of images. |
| 5. Frame |
E. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production. |
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Complete the following paragraph using the words: plan, sequence, ScratchJr, animation, characters.
Before starting your project in __________, it's important to __________ your __________. Think about the __________ of events and how your __________ will move to create an __________. This will make coding much easier!
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
Imagine you're creating an animation about a cat chasing a mouse. Describe three different actions each character (cat and mouse) could perform in your animation. How will you make the animation interesting and fun for the viewer?
