For this lesson we're going to create a simple baseball story to help us understand the different story telling things we can do in Scratch.

Open the Scratch website and create a new project. Delete the cat sprite.

Scratch: How to create a new project

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Go to the Scratch website using the link below and click on the 'Create' link in the blue bar at the top.

By default, each new project starts with the cat sprite already added. To delete the cat click on the x in the blue circle beside the cat in the sprite list.

https://scratch.mit.edu

The first thing to think about for a story is the "when" and the "where", this is called the setting.

In Scratch we use the backdrop to set the scene. Add the "Baseball 2" backdrop to your project.

Scratch: How to add a backdrop from the library

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To add a backdrop from the backdrop library follow these steps:

1. Put your mouse over the Choose a Backdrop button
2. Click on the magnifying glass
3. Find the backdrop you want in the library
4. Click on your chosen backdrop

You can use search box or the filter links (Fantasy, Music, Sports etc) to locate your backdrop.

After setting the scene we now need to add the characters that are in our story.

Add the "Pitcher" and the "Batter" sprites to your project from the sprite library.

Scratch: How to add a sprite from the library

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To add a sprite from the sprite library follow these steps:

1. Put your mouse over the Choose a Sprite button
2. Click on the magnifying glass
3. Find the sprite you want in the library
4. Click on your chosen sprite

You can use search box or the filter links (Animals, People, Fantasy etc) to locate your sprite.

The plot is the events that happen in our story. You can split a plot into the beginning, the middle and the end.

In our baseball story the plot will be:

Beginning
The characters joke with each other.

Middle
The pitcher throws the ball and the batter hits it

End
The ball is seen flying through the air and then space!