Criteria for the writing The quality of your writing is as important as what you have to say. Spelling and grammar matter. Clarity and organization matter even more. There are no particular length requirements for your paper. Take as much space as you need to say what you have to say, but no more.
Brevity is a virtue.
Your grade soars with every clearly stated idea and with every observation substantiated with evidence . Your grade plummets with every vague claim or opinion unsupported by evidence. Your grade also decays with every unnecessary page you expend. Each page, and indeed each paragraph, should make a contribution commensurate with its length. A fine paper will make its observations and state its ideas clearly and succinctly, with no needless words.