At the time when scholars are writing essays, there is always some unrest and feeling of anxiety whether your work would meet the expectations that have been set by the evaluators. It is not every time that the review committee gives a good and constructive feedback with all details about what was good or not good about the essay. .
There are some general things which the review committee seeks when looking at an essay. These are:
Has the question been answered: the first thing that the reviewers look for is whether you have understood the question that was asked or not. Not giving specific answers to the questions given to you in the essay is the biggest blunder that the scholars often make. Often what they do is write down all that they know of in the topic rather than actually pointing out what is asked for. At the onset, you must take out time to evaluate each and every word that is put up in the question. However small the task may seem, it surely is not irrelevant and spending good time in doing so would pay off well, surely.
Your ability to communicate: it is a good idea to take help in this as another opinion does matter. Whether you have used appropriate punctuation, spellings, grammar etc. Can be checked better if another set of eyes also have a look at it. Your ability to communicate also means you have connected your essay well and you have expressed the opinion clearly.
How well read are you: the reviewers want to see whether or not you have read extensively before actually venturing into writing on the topic yourself. In addition whether you have been careful and just about adding references at relevant places. Remember, it is not just important that you read the content carefully, it is also important that you read it critically which means not just accept everything you read as correct but rather apply your own understanding of the topic and develop an opinion about whether or not what you have read is correct. So, do add your own thoughts and conclusion with whatever references content you include.
Presentation skill: this rule applies everywhere, the first impression is created by the presentation skills. Give appropriate spacing with a simple font. Do accurate numbering of pages with your name and the essay title on the header. Follow all guidelines related to presentation of the work that are specified to you and ensure that you have spent good time doing this else this would be injustice to your effort of writing very good content if you failed in presenting it effectively.
There should be content flow between the paragraphs and next paragraph should be linked to previous paragraph.