Graded essay need a grade?

<p>I was wondering if it was necessary to actually have a letter or number grade on a graded essay..
I was thinking of sending a newspaper article of mine. There are plenty of comments, but no grade. Or would they rather have something I wrote in a class? I didn't really write anything worthwhile in my English class.. so my next choice would have to be a history paper.</p>

<p>Bump</p>

<p>Would it be wiser to use something I wrote in an English or History class anyway?</p>