Your editorial should include the following: 1. A title that indicates the topic and position. 2. An introduction where you state the issue and your point of view about it clearly (your thesis). 3. State the opposing view to yours and hit the reader immediately with strong reasons why that idea is INFERIOR to yours. 4. Give clear reasons for why you hold the opinion on the issue. Provide specific examples to support each point made. 5. Offer your solution to the problem or issue. 6. Conclude by restating your main ideas (thesis) and end on a positive note (or in a way that may express some hope for the future) or end with a statement that packs an emotional punch (hits the reader hard so that they have no choice but to agree with you.) 7. You may follow the five paragraph format, much like an essay, with an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, remember that paragraphs in newspaper/magazine articles and editorials are often quite short. It is best to break up the body of your editorial into more than three paragraphs. 8. Keep your audience in mind and remember that your goal in writing this piece is to persuade them of your opinion. 9. Include a References page and include embedded/intext citations in APA format.