Below is a list of useful resources that will assist students with their
writing skills and keep them abreast of current events.
Get your international news from one of the largest and most
respected broadcasting companies in the world.
BBC British Broadcast Corporation
Find out what is happening in the world and the US.
The New York Times
Improve your vocabulary, geography, and math skills, while
feeding those in need. The United Nations World Food Program
created these games to build interest in the world's hunger
problems and help young people build their SAT skills.
freerice.com
This website produced by a professor at Duke provides examples of
parenthetical citations
Citing within an Essay
OWL is produced by Purdue University. It is considered a well
respected online writing lab.
MLA CITATION
This website is based on the 6th edition of the MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers. It will show you how to make a
bibliography.
Make a Bibliography
Compare and contrast countries economically, polically and
socially. The CIA Fact Book contains useful quality of life
indicators for every country in the world.
CIA Fact Book
Practice your skills identifing countries in Africa.
Africa Map Quiz
Find out which countries are the richest in the world and which
are the poorests. Which country has the most billionaires and
who is the richest man/woman in the world? Caution: I am not
quite sure how valid the statistics are on this site.
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