Organizational Strategies

and Language
Techniques
Organizational strategies
Organizational strategies are ways in which
the text was organized to help emphasize and
achieve the writer’s purpose. It is an
understanding of how the author created the
shape/structure of the text.
 Examples of organizational strategies
• Flashback
• Flashforward
• Foreshadowing
• Sequential order
• Comparison and contrast
• General to specific order
• Counterarguments
• Evidence
• Illustrations/examples
• Lists
• Reasons
• Cause and effect
• Classifications
• Definitions
• Problem and solution format
• Historical data
• Statistical data
• Sentence length
• Opinion from a reliable
source/authoritative figure
• Paragraph length
• Tone
• Anecdotes
• Use of hypophora(ask &
immediate answer strategy)
Language Techniques
Language techniques include the use of
literary devices which help to enhance the
writer’s meaning . They help to emphasize
aspects of his message in the process of
achieving his purpose.
Examples of language techniques
• Literary devices
• Use of personal pronouns, e.g. “we”, “you” & “us”
• Descriptive language
• Imagery
• Precise language
• Anecdotes
• Comparison and contrast