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    Hamlet's 99 Problems MLA Essay

Here you will learn how to write a formal MLA formatted Essay, comparing Hamlet and his problems to a movie or TV show of your choice.  The documents, videos and support below will help you as you work towards this task.

First Step is to click on this link to create a copy of the assignment in your Google Drive

Hamlet's 99 Problems MLA Essay Assignment

It has all the instructions, videos, support, guidance and assessment for the assignment within.  As well, here are direct links:

MLA Style Google Essay Template (This will create a new Google Doc with all your formatting already completed)

Helpful Videos:

#1 Introductions, picking a movie or tv show, what is this assignment?

#2 Organizing your Essay, writing your “SPICY Thesis Statement”

#3 Collecting your evidence, properly quoting Shakespeare

#4 Writing your draft, working on grammar, transitions 

#5 Bibliography, final proofreading and Assessment