This document provides instructions for an assignment to write an essay about William Shakespeare. It includes links to websites about Shakespeare's life for research, guides on how to write an essay and what to include, and resources on MLA formatting and citations. Students are asked to take notes from the research links, use the essay writing guides, and reference the formatting links to create a properly structured essay in MLA format. The task is evaluated based on following the steps and directions to write a well-formatted essay incorporating the provided resources.