1. 1. QUESTION

   Once your teacher has approved and graded your topic, thesis statement and outline, you may begin writing your first draft, following the outline that you wrote earlier.

   Here is your goal for this assignment:

   • Write and revise a critical essay.

    

   The purpose of this project is for you to demonstrate your abiity to use the thesis statement and outline completed in the previous project to write a critical essay of at least 700 words (not including the outline) on the aspect of the play Hamlet that you have chosen. (This project is the second of two that are required to develop and write an essay.)

   Using the approved thesis statement and outline from the previous project, write your critical essay on the play Hamlet.

   If you choose to use outside sources, document them in a properly formatted works cited page.

   You are expected to use references and quotations from the play to defend your thesis. These must be documented using proper MLA in-text citation format. Works-cited will list the play version used, also.

   Revise your project in order to achieve the most effective wording and transitions, as well as for correct spelling and mechanics. If possible, have someone read your work and suggest changes.

   When you are ready to submit your project for grading, be sure to include your outline with the critical essay.

   Your essay will be graded based on the following:

   • your attention to the instructions given above
   • your development and defense of your thesis statement
   • inclusion of approved outline
   • appropriate length
   • correct MLAcitations and works-cited format
   • your incorporation of material from the play in a logical and coherent presentation
   • use of proper punctuation, spelling, grammar, and sentence construction (commonly called “conventions”), and appropriate length

   NOTE: Check with your teacher to determine whether there may be other special requirements.

   This project will be graded using the research rubric.

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