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Study Guide for the PSSA - http://www.brainchild.com/ - Practice assessments for reading and math.

Research and Writing Guides

Avoiding Plagiarism - Great advice for writers of research papers by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

How to Create an Annotated Bibliography - Examples and guides to help create 
annotated bibliographies

The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing - A very organized guide to help you with the entire 
research process including: thinking, style, structure, evidence and mechanics of writing.

Writing Thesis Statements - A guide to writing effective statements with good and poor examples to
 clarify the advise of the author.

Study Guides and Strategies - A guide to reading skills, test-taking strategies, writing basics, study 
skills, working effectively in the classroom, learning math and science concepts, using the Internet for 
research, how to use search engines, and designing Web pages..

Evaluating Web Pages - An interactive guide for evaluating information found on the Internet by Duke University.

Student Guides to Types of Assignment Processes - Learn the most efficient way to do 
the following processes to succeed in school and the workplace: brainstorming, building consensus,
evaluating a Web page, using primary sources, viewing a photograph, interview techniques, persuasive arguments,  and time management.

Guide to Research - Citing sources in MLA and APA, as well as how to avoid plagiarism from Duke University.

Writing Style Guides - MLA

MLA Style Guide - Purdue University guide for writing papers and citing sources in MLA Style including parenthetical documentation - Includes great examples of all types of citations

Sample MLA Style Research Paper - Annotated paper to describe the MLA style of writing and documentation 

EasyBib - a free advanced citation maker on the Web 

NoodleTools: Quick Cite!

 Other Writing Style Guides 

APA Style Guide - University of Wisconsin guide for writing papers and citing sources in APA Style including parenthetical documentation - Includes great examples of all types of citations 

Chicago Manual of Style - Ohio University guide for using the Chicago/Turabian Style of writing and documenting sources in research.