Writing a Statement of Purpose for an Editorial

How do you write a statement of purpose for an editorial?

1. By now you should have decided what you want to write about, why you want to write about it, and how you want your readers to feel after they finish reading it.

2. If you haven't thought about these questions now is the time - the assignment of writing a five-paragragh editorial is due this Friday.

3. Compose a statement of why you are writing about this particular subject and summarize your argument in one or two sentences.

4. These sentences are the beginning of your introduction. You then go into the who, what, when, how, and why of your argument. This is your road map of how you're going to get people to think the way you do.