Sentence 1: Ash's writing instructor handed out a new assignment. 
 Sentence 3: The essays were to be no more than five pages long 
 Sentence 4:  Max turned in a paper having written on it only the word this 
 Sentence 5:  Max got an A for having the best description of courage in the class 
 Option 1: The students did not understand what to write about. 
 Option 2: The students were each told to write an essay saying what courage is.