1. What is a problem/issue that our entire student body (our school, community, country, etc.) faces today?

the parking lot gates being closed in the morning and after school

2. What is your view/position on the problem or situation?

I think it has made traffic worse, and takes much longer to get to school and leave school

3. What would you like to achieve with your editorial? (What is the desired result?)

To persuade the staff at school that it was better when the gates stayed open

4. How will you persuade your audience to adopt your viewpoint as theirs? List at least 4 persuasive points.

1. Give examples of being late for class because of the gate being closed
2. How long it takes to leave school to get to work/spring sports
3.

5. How will you motivate your readership to action in your conclusion?

6. How will your editorial serve a public purpose?

Every student i know thinks the gates should stay open, so by writing this, I am speaking for almost all students who want the gates open