Essay meets but not excessively surpass length requirements. Essay addresses the question or assigned topic in nearly all respects. Writer supports and develops the central argument in an orderly, logical manner but some ideas need further clarification, support, or development. Writer draws on class materials to explain conclusions, but some conclusions could use more support. Most statements are factually correct, but there are a few errors.
Essay meets length requirements.
Essay addresses the question or assigned topic in general but omits important pertinent subtopics or issues. Writer's presentation, while following some order, does not explain relation among ideas and facts clearly enough to give the essay coherence. Writer presents some evidence from class materials to support the central argument, but there are significant gaps. There are some factual errors. Essay meets length requirements.