I would give myself a 6 that I adequately explained how Banneker argues that slavery is bad. I cited evidences from the article, sufficient amount of them. I explained how Banneker uses these sentences, phrases, or words to support his idea of anti-slavery sufficiently, including the simple explanations of the evidences, how they relate to the main argument, and how Banneker uses them to influence Jefferson’s emotions and thinking. However, there are repetition of evidence cited in my essay, referring to the Declaration of Independence twice, and the explanations are not precise enough and are a little bit vague. I need to be more specific on these details. I wrote the introduction, a clear thesis, but not topic sentences. I can write them
