Thesis may be present but lacks logic, clarity, or is too broad. Key terms addressed, not defined. A minimum amount of detail and information gets the writer by. Some details or discussion are what audience already know or are distracting. Examples tell rather than show.
Discussion relies on a minimal number of sometimes biased sources.
F - No focus. Writer needs more information before they can construct an essay and a thesis. Writer doesn t know what the thesis is. Few sources cited. A -Mechanics clear, clean.