Hamlet Essay

1
Hamlet Essay

• Some reminders

2
Overview

• My expectations
• Writing reminders
• M.L.A.
• Noodlebib
• Easybib
• Due dates and extra credit

3
My Expectations

• Well developed essay
• Take risks make this interesting to read.
• Thesis
• Support from Hamlet.
• Grammatically and mechanically clean
• 1 point off per error maximum 20 points
• Literary criticism.

4
Writing reminders

• Take steps
• Brainstorm
• Outline
• First drafts
• Revisions

5
Writing Tips

• Write about whats in the play, not what a
  director has chosen.
• Kenneth Branagh chose to show Hamlet in front of
  a mirror this is not in the play.
• Efficient writing
• Strong verbs
• Avoid repeating titles
• Opheilas father, Polonius.
• Avoid retelling the story remind the reader

6
Modern Language Association (MLA)

• Essay in MLA format.
• Heading
• Header
• Double-spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman
• Works cited
• Play title is italicized.
• Parenthetical citations

7
MLA continued

• Parenthetical citations
• Arabic numbers for Act, Scene, and line numbers.
• Example (2.2.166-166)
• Technically, it is (Ham 2.2.166)
• Less than four lines separate line breaks with
  /.
• More than four use block quotation.

8
MLA continued

• Hamlet says, To be, or not to be that is the
  question / whether tis nobler in mind to suffer
  (2.1.135-136).
• OR
• Hamlet says,
• To be, or not to be that is the
  question Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to
  suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous
  fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of
  troubles, (2.1.135-138)
• Hamlet is contemplating suicide, yada, yada,
  yada.

9
MLA Continued

• Look up how to create works cited page
• Noodlebib
• Easybib

10
Due dates and extra credit

• Essay Due next Monday, March 8.
• Writing lab extra credit.
• Again, I am not awarding points for outline and
  drafts, but I will look over or, better yet, sit
  down with you to help your writing.

11
Last thing

• A plumber wouldnt try to fix a clogged toilet
  without a wrench, gloves, and a plunger, so