Writing strategies are deliberate,  focused ways of thinking about writing. A writing strategy can take many forms. It can be a formal plan a teacher wants students to follow to write a book report, or it can be something as simple as a trick to remember how a word is spelled.

Writing strategies are the tools writers use to do their work.

Writing can be difficult and time consuming for many students, but like any complex job, writing is easier if you have the right tools.