The way Andrea Elliot organizes this New York Times piece shows that it is an exemplary work for how a story should be organized. She was able to shadow Mr. Shata for 6 months and was therefore able to narrate his story and describe the challenges he went through as he struggled between following his faith and teaching the modern generation in a mosque in Brooklyn, New York. Elliot uses chronology in her story, including time jumps, flashbacks, and flash forwards. An interesting technique that was brought up during class was “sign posts”. Similar to a nut graf, Elliot gave us a hint as to where the story was going. Lastly, the reporting of this story must have been a challenge as Elliot translated many of the conversations that were observed.This is a technique in itself. It shows future writers that although a story may be challenging at first, once the final product is complete, it’s well worth it in the end.