How Long Should Our Essays Be, Ms. G?

According to the State Standards, and the LAUSD Instructional Guide, all juniors and seniors should be writing essays in a variety of settings.  We should be able to write compositions that when revised are at least 1500 words.  Click the link and scroll to page 203 to see for yourself! https://achieve.lausd.net/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/243/LAUSD-ELA-Course-Guidelines_0.pdf