diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss
index 704b00812a..120ea0c52d 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss
@@ -296,6 +296,11 @@ div.combined-rubric-container {
       content: url('../images/incorrect-icon.png');
     }
   }
+
+  div.written-feedback {
+      background: #f6f6f6;
+      padding: 15px;
+    }
 }
   
 div.result-container {
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
index 4f644a4ec1..a026cafd61 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
     @calibration_feedback_button.click =>
       @calibration_feedback_panel.hide()
       @grading_wrapper.show()
-      @gentle_alert "Calibration essay saved.  Fetched the next essay."
+      @gentle_alert "Calibration essay saved.  Fetching the next essay."
       @is_calibrated_check()
 
     @interstitial_page_button.click =>
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
     if response.success
       @is_calibrated_check()
       @grading_message.fadeIn()
-      message = "<p>Successfully saved your feedback. Fetched the next essay."
+      message = "<p>Successfully saved your feedback. Fetching the next essay."
       if response.required_done
         message = message + " You have completed the required number of gradings."
       message = message + "</p>"
diff --git a/lms/templates/combinedopenended/combined_open_ended_results.html b/lms/templates/combinedopenended/combined_open_ended_results.html
index c1b79bca95..5e5294bf60 100644
--- a/lms/templates/combinedopenended/combined_open_ended_results.html
+++ b/lms/templates/combinedopenended/combined_open_ended_results.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
             </div>
             <div class="oe-tools rubric-header">
                 <span class="oe-tools-label"></span>
-                <button class="rubric-collapse" href="#">${_("Toggle Rubric")}</button>
+                <button class="rubric-collapse" href="#">${_("Toggle Full Rubric")}</button>
                 <span class="oe-tools-scores">
                     <span class="oe-tools-scores-label"></span>
                     % if len(results)>1:
diff --git a/lms/templates/peer_grading/peer_grading.html b/lms/templates/peer_grading/peer_grading.html
index 468c2f300f..162c9273b0 100644
--- a/lms/templates/peer_grading/peer_grading.html
+++ b/lms/templates/peer_grading/peer_grading.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             % if success:
                 % if len(problem_list) == 0:
                 <div class="message-container">
-                  ${_("Nothing to grade!")}
+                  ${_("You currently do not having any peer grading to do.  In order to have peer grading to do, you need to have submitted a response to a peer grading problem.  The instructor also needs to score the essays that are used in the 'learning to grade' process.")}
                 </div>
                 %else:
                 <div class="problem-list-container">