How to modify .data values inside the .text segment in Mips?

Question

I have a global variable in Mips declared at the .data segment

.data
   globalVariable:  .word  10

How can I access and modify its content inside the .text segment?

Answer 1

.data
   globalVariable:  .word  10

.text

   #access
   lw $a0, globalVariable 

   #modify
   la $a0, globalVariable #get address
   li $a1, 11 #new value
   sw $a1 0($a0) #save new value

   lw $a2, globalVariable  #get new value