Creating my Editorial

Tonight I worked on finishing up my first draft for my editorial.  I found that it seemed to be easier than a research paper for me, which I was surprised about.  I think it was the freedom that made it easier, because I could use first person and talk about my own opinions, backing them up with facts.  The things that I would really like everyone to look at in class tomorrow is if it really sounds like an editorial.  I tried to sort of mimic different styles of editorials that I researched in newspapers.  However, I feel that it seems like I am sort of just ranting.  I would really like to hear people's opinions on this.  Also, I want to make sure my point is made well.  I tried to use facts and examples from my field research, but I want to make a strong argument.  I think the class and Professor Scott's feedback will be useful in perfecting this. Also, were we supposed to write cover letters for this assignment already, or do that later?