Project 21: I made you a Book

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PROJECT BRIEF: Create a digital book
Your book should:
?? Have multiple pages, with a way to turn to the next page
?? Have at least one sprite
?? Say or do something different on every page
Your book could:
?? Have speech or sound effects
?? Have text or art that has been created in the Paint editor
?? Have interactive features on every page
1.
I made you a book
Project brief 
Create a ?? book in Scratch based on your 
own idea ?? Page 1 of 7
Your book will need to meet the project brief.
You will need to decide what type of book you would like to make and who it is for.
2.
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PROJECT BRIEF: Create a digital book
Your book should:
?? Have multiple pages, with a way to turn to the next page
?? Have at least one sprite
?? Say or do something different on every page
Your book could:
?? Have speech or sound effects
?? Have text or art that has been created in the Paint editor
?? Have interactive features on every page
1.
I made you a book
Project brief 
Create a ?? book in Scratch based on your 
own idea ?? Page 1 of 7
Your book will need to meet the project brief.
You will need to decide what type of book you would like to make and who it is for.
2.
Use a pencil ? and the planning sheet on the next page to sketch your ideas.
Think about the backdrops and sprites:
?? Which backdrops or background colours will you use in your book?
?? How will users interact with your book to turn to the next page?
?? Which characters and objects will you have in your book?
?? How will the sprites be animated and interact on each page?
Think about the purpose of your book.
It could be:
?? To entertain a younger child
? To share an important message, such as encouraging recycling
?? To teach someone how to do something, such as how to make your favourite food
?? To tell or retell a story
?? To share something about yourself
?? To express yourself and be creative
Or the purpose could be something else!
1.
I made you a book
Your idea
Decide the theme of your book and who will be the 
audience.
Page 2 of 7
Think about who you will make your book for (your audience).
It could be:
?? For a friend
?? For a family member
?? For a school class
?? For people who share a hobby
?? For fans of a musician
Your audience could be someone else, or even just yourself!
2.
Plan your book
Open a new Scratch project.
3.
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PROJECT BRIEF: Create a digital book
Your book should:
?? Have multiple pages, with a way to turn to the next page
?? Have at least one sprite
?? Say or do something different on every page
Your book could:
?? Have speech or sound effects
?? Have text or art that has been created in the Paint editor
?? Have interactive features on every page
1.
I made you a book
Project brief 
Create a ?? book in Scratch based on your 
own idea ?? Page 1 of 7
Your book will need to meet the project brief.
You will need to decide what type of book you would like to make and who it is for.
2.
Use a pencil ? and the planning sheet on the next page to sketch your ideas.
Think about the backdrops and sprites:
?? Which backdrops or background colours will you use in your book?
?? How will users interact with your book to turn to the next page?
?? Which characters and objects will you have in your book?
?? How will the sprites be animated and interact on each page?
Think about the purpose of your book.
It could be:
?? To entertain a younger child
? To share an important message, such as encouraging recycling
?? To teach someone how to do something, such as how to make your favourite food
?? To tell or retell a story
?? To share something about yourself
?? To express yourself and be creative
Or the purpose could be something else!
1.
I made you a book
Your idea
Decide the theme of your book and who will be the 
audience.
Page 2 of 7
Think about who you will make your book for (your audience).
It could be:
?? For a friend
?? For a family member
?? For a school class
?? For people who share a hobby
?? For fans of a musician
Your audience could be someone else, or even just yourself!
2.
Plan your book
Open a new Scratch project.
3.
Use this planning sheet to sketch your 
ideas for each page of your e-book.
Plan your book
Page 3 of 7
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PROJECT BRIEF: Create a digital book
Your book should:
?? Have multiple pages, with a way to turn to the next page
?? Have at least one sprite
?? Say or do something different on every page
Your book could:
?? Have speech or sound effects
?? Have text or art that has been created in the Paint editor
?? Have interactive features on every page
1.
I made you a book
Project brief 
Create a ?? book in Scratch based on your 
own idea ?? Page 1 of 7
Your book will need to meet the project brief.
You will need to decide what type of book you would like to make and who it is for.
2.
Use a pencil ? and the planning sheet on the next page to sketch your ideas.
Think about the backdrops and sprites:
?? Which backdrops or background colours will you use in your book?
?? How will users interact with your book to turn to the next page?
?? Which characters and objects will you have in your book?
?? How will the sprites be animated and interact on each page?
Think about the purpose of your book.
It could be:
?? To entertain a younger child
? To share an important message, such as encouraging recycling
?? To teach someone how to do something, such as how to make your favourite food
?? To tell or retell a story
?? To share something about yourself
?? To express yourself and be creative
Or the purpose could be something else!
1.
I made you a book
Your idea
Decide the theme of your book and who will be the 
audience.
Page 2 of 7
Think about who you will make your book for (your audience).
It could be:
?? For a friend
?? For a family member
?? For a school class
?? For people who share a hobby
?? For fans of a musician
Your audience could be someone else, or even just yourself!
2.
Plan your book
Open a new Scratch project.
3.
Use this planning sheet to sketch your 
ideas for each page of your e-book.
Plan your book
Page 3 of 7
Cricket
Build and test
Start small, and add more to your 
project if you have time.
Add the backdrop and new sprites you need for this page.
You will need to add code to set the positions and visibility of sprites on the ?rst title 
page and each page after that.
1.
Add code to each character and object sprite in your book. Consider whether they will do 
anything when the project starts, when the backdrop switches to a particular page, or 
when the sprite is clicked.
2.
For each page ?? Page 4 of 7
I made you a book
For each sprite ?? ?? ?? You will need a way for your reader to move to the next page in your book. 3.
Turning the page ??
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PROJECT BRIEF: Create a digital book
Your book should:
?? Have multiple pages, with a way to turn to the next page
?? Have at least one sprite
?? Say or do something different on every page
Your book could:
?? Have speech or sound effects
?? Have text or art that has been created in the Paint editor
?? Have interactive features on every page
1.
I made you a book
Project brief 
Create a ?? book in Scratch based on your 
own idea ?? Page 1 of 7
Your book will need to meet the project brief.
You will need to decide what type of book you would like to make and who it is for.
2.
Use a pencil ? and the planning sheet on the next page to sketch your ideas.
Think about the backdrops and sprites:
?? Which backdrops or background colours will you use in your book?
?? How will users interact with your book to turn to the next page?
?? Which characters and objects will you have in your book?
?? How will the sprites be animated and interact on each page?
Think about the purpose of your book.
It could be:
?? To entertain a younger child
? To share an important message, such as encouraging recycling
?? To teach someone how to do something, such as how to make your favourite food
?? To tell or retell a story
?? To share something about yourself
?? To express yourself and be creative
Or the purpose could be something else!
1.
I made you a book
Your idea
Decide the theme of your book and who will be the 
audience.
Page 2 of 7
Think about who you will make your book for (your audience).
It could be:
?? For a friend
?? For a family member
?? For a school class
?? For people who share a hobby
?? For fans of a musician
Your audience could be someone else, or even just yourself!
2.
Plan your book
Open a new Scratch project.
3.
Use this planning sheet to sketch your 
ideas for each page of your e-book.
Plan your book
Page 3 of 7
Cricket
Build and test
Start small, and add more to your 
project if you have time.
Add the backdrop and new sprites you need for this page.
You will need to add code to set the positions and visibility of sprites on the ?rst title 
page and each page after that.
1.
Add code to each character and object sprite in your book. Consider whether they will do 
anything when the project starts, when the backdrop switches to a particular page, or 
when the sprite is clicked.
2.
For each page ?? Page 4 of 7
I made you a book
For each sprite ?? ?? ?? You will need a way for your reader to move to the next page in your book. 3.
Turning the page ?? Cricket
Build and test
Now it’s time to build your book. 
Start small, and add more to your 
project if you have time.
You may want to edit or add costumes or backdrops in the Paint editor.
1.
Decide when and how your sounds will play in your book. Don’t forget to choose between 
start sound and play sound until done!
2.
Edit costumes ?? and backdrops ?? Page 5 of 7
I made you a book
Add sound ?? ?? Show someone else your project and ask for their feedback. ?? Do you want to make any 
changes to your book?
? If you have time, you can upgrade your project.
?? You could:
? Add more code to your sprites
? Add another sprite
? Add another page
? Record a sound
? Create a new costume in the Paint editor
3.
Test ?