Todd+Jessica

KWL Extra-Curricular Activities

keep their spot on the team ||= What is the GPA athletes have to have to be able to be eligible ||= Both music and sports have a positive effect on academic performance || are involved in extra curriculars get good grades. ||= How many students are involved in extra curricular activities ||= Certain Music activities can help with problem solving skills || activities drop out ||= High school boys and sports teams were associated with a higher GPA || Are there more resources available to those who participate in extra curricular activities in order to keep them above the minimum GPA needed to continue participating?
 * = What I Know ||= What I Want to Know ||= What I Have Learned ||
 * = In Maryland athletes have to have a certain GPA to
 * = It is my personal observation that those students who
 * =  ||= How many students who are involved in extra curricular
 * =  ||= What are the different types of extra activities ||= Music can also help with literature classes. ||
 * || What are the consequences that student athletes face if they do not maintain their GPA? Is it just being kicked off the team or is there more? ||  ||

What measures are in place to ensure student athletes are making the grade opposed to being "given" the grade?


 * Purpose ****Statement**: The purpose of this paper is to investigate extra curricular activities in high schools and to determine if a students involvement in extra curricular activities affects their performance in school.
 * Thesis Statement**: Many high school students are involved in the various types of extra curricular activities. Extra curricular activities positively effect a student's performance in school.

In your purpose statement, when you say, " ...activities in high schools and to determine.." I would take out the 'and', since it goes along with your first part. Also, in your thesis statement, it would be good to list how the extra curricular activities positively effect a students performance.

Are the extra curriculars just school related or community related as well? Does this positive performance pertain to academic, social, or behavioral aspects?

**__Reference List/ Annotated Bibliography__** Broh, B. A. (2002). Linking extracurricular programming to academic achievement: Who benefits and why?. //Sociology of Education//, //75//(1), 69-95. Retrieved from http://www.asanet.org/journals/soe/index.cfm#articles The article looks at a study that examined high school students who participated in many different sports activities in school. The study determined that some of the extracurricular activities had a positive effect on the student’s academic performance, and social scenario where as other activities did not. Some of this article will support my thesis that sports have a positive effect on a secondary educations students’ academic achievement. remove all CAPS COLWELL,R. & Rodriguez, C. Music Education. In //Encyclopedia of Education//. (Vol. 5,pp 1718-1726). New York: Macmillan Reference USA. This section from the Encyclopedia of Education gives an overview of music education in all grade levels elementary through high school. This will also help give background information in my paper. Eady, I., & Wilson, J. D. (2004). The influence of music on core learning. //Education//, //125//(2), 243-248. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.proxy-tu.researchport.umd.edu/ehost/detail?hid=22&sid=71a0b1e6-bb65-4e1a-8c68-0e387ab066a9%40sessionmgr4&vid=2&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=ehh&AN=15546344 use publisher URL and not link to ebsco database at Towson This article talks about the positive effects music education can have on a student’s academic achievement motivation and the development of a student’s creativity. The article looks at various studies that have been conducted over the years. This article will help support my thesis by showing that music education is a positive influence on a student’s academic achievement. Fox, C. K., Barr-Anderson, D., Neumark-Sztainer, D., & Wall, M. (2010). Physical Activity and Sports Team Participation: Associations With Academic Outcomes in Middle School and High School Students. //Journal of School Health//, //80//(1), 31-37. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00454.x only capitalize the first word, a word after a colon and any proper nouns in the journal article title. The article is a study that was conducted with Middle and High school students (4746 students). The study was to determine whether or not positive academic achievement is linked to sports team activity whether it is parks and recreation team or a school team. The studies outcome showed a positive result that sports activity and positive academic achievement is linked together. remove all CAPS MALINA, R.Sheilds,S. & Gilbert E.(2002). Sports, School. In //Encyclopedia of Education//. (Vol. 6,pp 2305-2315). New York: Macmillan Reference USA. This section from the Encyclopedia of Education discusses what the purpose of school sports is as well as their origin. It also discusses the popular sports. I believe that this will help bring background information to my paper. Southgate, D. E., & Roscigno, V. J. (2009). The impact of music on childhood and adolescent achievement. //Social Science Quarterly (Blackwell Publishing Limited)//, //90//(1), 4-21. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00598.x This article is a study that looks at the connection between music education in childhood and adolescence. It does this by looking at out of school music participation, in school music participation, and parent involvement (i.e, going to concerts etc.). The article determined that music education in and out of school positively effects a student’s academic performance in childhood and adolescence. Trejos, N. (1999, December 26). Board debates student-athlete GPA standards. //The Washington Post,// pp. M01. This newspaper article discusses the debate that a Board of Education had in southern Maryland over GPA and sports team involvement. This will help support my thesis by showing that school boards make sure that their athletes have a certain GPA in order to participate on a school sports team. Young, B. N., Helton, C., & Whitley, M. E. (1997). Impact of School-Related, Community-Based, and Parental-Involvement Activities on Achievement of At-Risk Youth in the High School Setting. Retrieved from __ [] same edits as earlier notes __ This article shows the effect of school and community based extracurricular activities and at risk students. Through a series of interviews that researchers were able to

find that these extracurricular activities significantly impacted an at risk students academic performance

Outline
 * Introduction **
 * · Thesis Statement: Many high school students are involved in various extracurricular activities. Extracurricular activities such as music and sports positively effect a student’s academic achievement. I still have concerns that your thesis doesn't get at the "so what?" or argue an issue. You can't just restate facts like a term paper, but need to synthesize ideas. Do you think ALL students should be involved in these activities? Many schools are cutting them...is that why you need to explain why they are important? (Say that if it is your whole reasoning)
 * · Background information for sports in high school (talk about origin and popular sports)
 * · Background information for music education (talk about music education in high school)
 * · Transition into Discussion.
 * Music Education **
 * · Why is music important? (Southgate article)
 * · Personal experience with music education be careful to remain writing in third person here and have sources to back up your personal experiences since this must remain a research paper
 * · Results of Southgate’s study
 * · Broh Article- results of students who were involved in music education, how it affected their grades in English and mathematics.
 * Involvement in Sports **
 * · Fox article which shows how involvement in sports can effect a student’s academic performance.
 * · Washington Post article which discusses the GPA requirements to be on a school sports team
 * · Young article which discusses the effect of involvement in sports for at risk students.
 * · Personal experience with sports
 * · Broh Article- results of students who were involved in sports in high school and how it affected their grades in English and mathematics.
 * Conclusion **
 * · restate thesis