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Summary:
Editing
is
a
crucial
part
of
the
writing
process.
When
drafting,
writers
simply
must
direct
attention
to
the
sentence
level
and
work
to
produce
precise
and
polished
prose.
And,
as
is
the
case
when
developing
proficiency
in
any
feature
of
college
writing,
learning
how
to
edit
requires
time,
practice,
and
patience.
Tutors
at
the
Knight
Institute
Writing
Walk-In
Service
are
available
to
provide
certain
kinds
of
sentence-
level
support.
Tutors
will
clarify
rules,
explain
conventions,
provide
examples,
and
guide
writers
as
they
revise
their
own
sentences.
Tutors
will
discuss
style,
language,
and
rhetorical
choices.
But
tutors
are
not
editors
they
cannot
correct
grammar,
syntax,
punctuation,
or
typographical
errors.
Here
are
several
reasons
for
this
policy:
· First,
there
is
little
to
no
pedagogical
value
in
having
a
tutor
edit
a
student's
paper.
Writers
do
not
learn
when
other
people
correct
errors
for
them.
The
Writing
Walk-In
Service's
primary
goal
is
to
ensure
that
students
have
access
to
learning
opportunities,
so
during
tutoring
sessions,
tutors
use
specific
pieces
of
writing
to
engage
broader
discussion
about
academic
writing
and
to
encourage
robust
interventions
into
student
writing
processes.
· Second,
copyediting
someone
else's
writing
requires
a
highly
specialized
skill
set.
Writing
tutors
are
not
professional
editors;
they
simply
do
not
have
the
training,
experience,
or
desire
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