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__My Name__ = Kenny Ng

__Presentation Date__ = weeks of May 17-21 and May 24-28, 2010; D block, Day 1

__My Mentor__ = Mr. Meder

__Subject & sub-topics__ = Massive Multilayer Online Role Playing Games high school students academic performance

__Thesis Question__ = How do Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) affect students academic performance?

__Thesis Framework__ = Premise 1: Studies have shown that students who go to bed late and get up late in the morning show poorer academic achievement.

Premise 2: Dr. Maressa Hecht Orzack, a clinical psychologist at McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, has come forward to claim that up to 40 percent of World of Warcraft players are addicted to the game.

Premise etc...:

Conclusion: Student tends to do poorly academically when overplaying Massive Multilayer Online Role Playing Games.

__Thesis Sentence(s)__ = Students who play Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games tend to have poor grades due to their addiction to game playing and lack of sleep.

__Project__ = I recognize that there is a need to minimize playing time on video games for high school students who are addicted to video games. My project of //Product Development// is to create an informative video for parents, teachers and counselors because there are high school students who academically under perform due to overuse of gaming platforms. In the video, I will identify habits and techniques that parents, teachers, and counselors can use to help high school students minimize addiction to video games then do better academically.

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