Lesson 3: Planning a soundtrack

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Lesson 3: Planning a soundtrack

Learning objective

To plan a soundtrack program for a specific film genre.

Success criteria

I can decompose a program into smaller pieces.
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Reading – comprehension

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each) and display the Presentation: Expand and add detail.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing support

Should use the code from the Download: Hip hop demo.sb3 as an example when planning; could be given a particular set of sounds to use in their program.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should note down the timing of each sound and loop; could write brief descriptions of what each part of the soundtrack represents.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying how to decompose a program

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Vocabulary definitions

adapt

Modify existing code to fit a new purpose.
decompose

To break something down into smaller parts.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y5: Programming: Music

Lesson 1: Tinkering with Scratch music elements

Lesson 2: Scratch soundtracks

Lesson 3: Planning a soundtrack

Lesson 4: Programming a soundtrack

Lesson 5: Evaluating a soundtrack

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Learning objective

Success criteria

National curriculum

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Extended-mode explainer videos

Adaptive teaching

Assessing progress and understanding

Vocabulary definitions

adapt

decompose

In this unit

Kapow Primary team

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