Firstly, 270 words would have been a typical High School limit for me, and thus that seems reasonable to me in this case.
However, choosing an appropriate word count depends on a lot of factors. There's the level: High School and Masters students are expected to demonstrate different breadths of knowledge. There's also the focus of the curriculum. (By this I mean, for example, that the detail in which given historical events are studied changes from country to country.) But most importantly, the purpose of the assignment. I expect that an assignment purely ... (read more)
Firstly, 270 words would have been a typical High School limit for me, and thus that seems reasonable to me in this case.
However, choosing an appropriate word count depends on a lot of factors. There's the level: High School and Masters students are expected to demonstrate different breadths of knowledge. There's also the focus of the curriculum. (By this I mean, for example, that the detail in which given historical events are studied changes from country to country.) But most importantly, the purpose of the assignment. I expect that an assignment purely ... (read more)