use notes from your reading "Second Quarter".
Read "Tipping point". In 3-4 sentences, identify a tipping point in your life and explain how it is similar to or different from the one josh described in the poem. Use specific details from your life and text events from the novel to support your answer.
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4 The answer is very clear.
The answer is fully supported by details.
There may be a few errors in grammar, usage, or
mechanics. Errors do not interfere with meaning.
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3 The answer is mostly clear.
The answer is supported by mostly relevant details.
There are a few errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics.
Errors do not interfere with meaning.
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2 The answer is somewhat clear.
Details are weak or not related.
There are some errors in grammar, usage, and
mechanics. Errors interfere with meaning.
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1 The answer is not clear.
There are few or no supporting details
tipping point short definition: tipping point noun : the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
Tipping point from "The crossover":
The point
when an object shifts
from one position
into a new,
entirely different one.
As in: my dad says the tipping point of our country's economy
was housing gamblers
and greedy bankers.
as in: if we get one C
on our report cards, I'm afraid
mom will reach
her tipping point
and that will be the end
of basketball.
as in: today at the library,
I went upstairs, walked down an aisle,
pulled the giver
off the shelf,
and found
my tipping point
tipping point for me: being bullied and treated unfairly, I hate every second of it, the name calling, the mental and physical abuse, and its not just me, its others as well, I hate it, I always try to help others, it doesn't work all the time, but I still try, to help the people around me, I don't want people to go through the pain and suffering I had to go through, so I try to protect them, friends, family, or just people, I want them to be happy, and fight through the pain, I cant stand by and watch people suffer. this is my tipping point
(make my tipping point into a poem but make it sound like the "tipping point" in "the crossover" also make it have 3-7 paragraphs)
The moment when the pain and hurt become too much,
When the words and actions cut deep like a touch,
Being bullied and treated unfairly, I stand,
Fighting for justice, taking a stand.
The tipping point of my life,
Where I refuse to continue in strife,
I can't bear to see others in pain,
I fight for them, again and again.
Like Josh in the poem I read,
I reach my tipping point, filled with dread,
But I won't back down, I won't give in,
I'll fight for what's right, I'll fight to win.
The names they call, the bruises they leave,
I won't let them win, I won't take my leave,
I'll stand up for what's just and fair,
I'll protect others from the despair.
So here I am, at my tipping point,
Ready to fight, ready to anoint,
A change in the world, a change in me,
Standing strong, fearless and free.