AVID Tutorials

When are TRFs due? 

• Monday and Wednesday 

• Tuesday and Thursday 

• Friday 

• Wednesday 

When everyone is seated and has their materials out, how does the tutorial process begin?

• The tutor selects a presenter.

• The teacher selects a presenter.

• Each student reads his or her tutorial question.

• The tutor writes a question on the board.

What should a student do before group members ask questions? (Choose all that apply.)

• Make three-column notes

• Write their TQ on the tutorial board

• Identify their Aha moment

• Give a 60-second speech

Which of the following colors does the student presenter use to show where he or she had an AHA moment?

• Black

• Red

• Blue

• Green

A 60-second speech should do all of the following EXCEPT:

• Explain that the teacher did not explain it well.

• Explain everything you already know about your POC.

• State your POC/TQ.

• Define any academic vocabulary words.

How often does the peer tutor ask questions of the student presenter?

• At least five times

• About as often as the student group members

• The tutor should not ask questions.

• Between two and six times

What is the initial question? 

• Where you get confused in your work. 
• The first question of an assignment. 
• A question taken from a test or homework in your core class. 
• The first thing written on your TRF. 

What do you write in the key vocabulary section of the TRF?

• Vocabulary words you can't define about your POC.

• Vocabulary words and definitions that relate to your initial question.

• Only the definition.

• Any word you've learned in class.

Which of the following is an example of what you would write in the "What I Know" section of your TRF?

• I know that you have to simplify first.

• I know that the answer choices are 7, 10, and 15.

• I know that after you multiply, there is another step.

• All of the above.

What do you put in the "critical thinking about initial question" box?

• This is where you SHOW what you know by working out your problem or using maps, graphs, and charts.

• You write about what you know.

• You write the page numbers where you can find the answer.

• You list facts about your initial question.