ESOL News Network--How to Write an Editorial

"How to...Write an Editorial"

An editorial article is about a person's opinion on a certain topic. ENN looks for interesting stories that bring an ELL student perspective on local, state, national and international news. An example of an editorial is: "Should schools have bilingual newspapers?" Click on the "Sample Editorial" button below to see this article.

An editorial article examines facts and analyzes (carefully looks at things in order to make sense of) them. It has the reporters specific point of view and raises questions about a problem and/or suggests solutions to the problem.

A good writer gathers facts related to the topic and develops an argument to convince the reader that the writer's opinion is the correct one. A good writer anticipates what others might think and tries to respond to those viewpoints as well. In other words, the writer tries to make an argument for a certain position that he or she feels is correct.

The length of an editorial depends on the topic and on how much the writer has to say about the topic. Generally, well-supported editorials are longer articles.

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