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 * KWL Assignment**
 * My Research Paper Topic:** Extra-curricular influence on academic success

extracurriculars -50-80% ||= The crime rate drastically decreases with students who are involved in extracurricular activities || the busier/healthier you are the easier it is to study. ||= Stats of the drop-out rate of kids not involved in after school activities ||= students involved after school do better in school because they have a stricter schedule || that are better than others for academic success? ||=  || activity, a student in MD must have a 2.0. Do all states in the U.S require a 2.0 minimum? ||=  || helps students stay away from drugs and crime? ||  ||
 * = **__What I KNOW__** ||= __**What I WANT to Know**__ ||= **__What I LEARNED__** ||
 * = Title IX ||= Statistics of kids who are involved
 * = By personal opinion, I know that
 * =  ||= History of the after school activities ||= Eisenhower encouraged the development of ASP ||
 * =  ||= Are there certain extracurricular activites
 * =  ||= I think that in order to participate in an extra cirricular
 * || Is there any proof/statistics that extra-curricular actives

__Purpose Statement:__ The purpose of this research was to find the effect of extra-curricular activities on academic achievement, community involvement, and crime rate. __Thesis Statement:__ A heightened involvement in extra-curricular activities creates an increase in community involvement, academic achievement, and a lower crime rate in communities. I'm not sure but this may be to many topics to back up. May be helpful if you add to the thesis statement that research shows how involvement in these activities creates and increase in community involvement, academic achievement, and a lower crime rate in communities.
 * Purpose and Thesis Statement Assignment**
 * Annotated Bibliography/Reference List**
 * Reference:**

Cassel, R.N., Chow, P., Demoulin, D.F. & Reiger, R.C. (2000). Extracurricular involvement in high school produces honesty and fair play needed to prevent delinquency and crime. Education, 121(2) 247-252. Participation in extracurricular activities for high school students creates an increase in community involvement, academic achievement, and a lower crime rate in communities. 

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Extracurricular activities and after school programs have been influential on many students throughout America. By examining the influence of these programs on community, academic achievement, and the crime rate, we can better understand the importance of them. After researching, it was proven that involving students in after school programs is more beneficial for an entire community. Students learn more than how to score a goal; they learn time management, self-esteem, and the importance of working together. The drop out rate, teen depression, and drug usage all decrease as more students are engaged and supervised between the time of the end of school and when parents come home from work. Those crucial three hours can change a student’s life. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">


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