On October 25, 2024, Julie Haines and Katie Kilgour introduced six versatile writing strategies to Wellston Middle School teachers: because-but-so, kernel sentences, juicy sentences, 3-2-1 bridge, sentence-phrase-word, and +1 routine. These strategies, designed to be adaptable across all content areas, aim to strengthen both learning to write and writing to learn. Teachers practiced these techniques using authentic classroom texts, and department teams collaborated to develop a plan for implementing them consistently throughout Wellston Middle School. For more information on Writing/ELA support, contact Julie Haines at [email protected].