Create a Self Portrait 2 1. Type “Scratch” into Spotlight. Click on Scratch.
2. Click File --> Open. Double-click on your self-portrait file.
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3. Click on the “Costumes” tab.
4. Click “Copy” below “costume1”.
5. Click “Edit” below “costume2”.
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6. If you have a closed mouth, use a black paint brush to make it look open. If you have an open mouth, erase it and paint a closed one. Press “Ok” when you’re done.
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7. Now click back on the “Scripts” tab.
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8. Drag the “when flag clicked” code block to the script area.
9. Now, drag the “forever” code block under the “when flag clicked” code block.
10. Switch to the “Looks” category.
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11. Next, drag “next costume” inside “forever”.
12. Now, click on the “Sounds” tab. Press “Record”.
13. Press the red record button and answer the following questions: 1) If you could know one thing about your future, what would it be?
2) Where do you go when you feel the need to get away?
3) What song’s lyrics best describe your life?
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14. When you’re done speaking press the black square button and click “Ok”. If you don’t like your recording, you can press the red button again.
15. Click back on the “Scripts” tab.
16. Drag the “when flag clicked” below the other script.
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17. Drag “play sound recording1 until done” under “when flag clicked”.
18. Finally, press the green flag to test out your program.
19. Click File --> Save when you’re done testing it out.
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Extra Credit: Slow down the mouth and stop talking when your recording is done 20. Switch back to the “Control” category and drag “wait 1 sec” below “next costume”.
21. Change “wait 1 secs” to “wait .5 secs”.
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22. Locate “broadcast”. Click on the little triangle arrow next to it and choose “new”.
23. Type in “Sound Done” and click “Ok”.
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24. Now drag “broadcast sound done” below “play sound recording1 until done”.
25. Next, locate the “when I receive” code block. Click on the black triangle and select “sound done”.
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26. Drag “when I receive sound done” to a separate space in the script area.
27. Finally, locate “stop all” and drag it below “when I receive sound done”. Test out your script by pressing the green flag. If it works, save it!