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.
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)
In the midst of darkness, a light shines bright
As I watch others suffer, my heart takes flight
Bullied, hurt, and treated unfairly
I won't stand by, I'll fight for them dearly
The name calling cuts deep, the abuse is real
I can't ignore their pain, I can't just conceal
I want to protect, to help, to be there
To show them love, to show them that someone cares
Like Josh found his tipping point in a book
I found mine in the cruel actions I took
To stand up, to speak out, to make a change
To fight against injustice, to break the chains
If one C on a report card can bring an end
To basketball dreams, a future to mend
Then surely the pain and suffering I see
Will ignite a fire, a passion in me
So I'll keep fighting, I'll keep pushing on
For my tipping point has come and gone
I won't let others suffer in silence
I'll be their voice, their beacon of guidance.