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 * KWL Assignment**
 * My Research Paper Topic: Elementary School Recess**
 * = **__What I KNOW__** ||= __**What I WANT to Know**__ ||= **__What I LEARNED__** ||
 * = * Recess has been severely curtailed (and cut out completely) in elementary school's curriculum in the past 10-20 years. ||= * What are the justifications for the cutback and elimination of recess? ||=  ||
 * = * Behavior problems appear to be an increasing problem throughout the school systems in the nation. ||= * What, if any, is the correlation between behavior and the lack of a social and physical outlet such as recess? ||=  ||
 * = * Recess is considered a reward for good conduct and taken away as a penalty for unacceptable behaviors. ||= * How does any educational system justify holding recess hostage as a penalty or negative deterrent to problems, behavior or other, within their particular school system? ||=  ||

__Purpose Statement:__ __Thesis Statement:__
 * Purpose and Thesis Statement Assignment**
 * The purpose of this research paper is to explore recent data concerning the lack, or complete absence, of recess in our elementary school systems and the potential impact on behaviors.**
 * One course of current educational policy, as we know it, has been the retarding or complete elimination of recess in our elementary schools. Emerging research indicates that the behavior of the students is being influenced, negatively, as a resultant residual.**
 * Annotated Bibliography/Reference List**
 * Paper Outline/Research Paper Draft**