The great debaters

1. - Characters, Setting, Plot, Climax

Characters:
-Mr. Tolson
-Henry Lowe
-Samantha Booke
-James Farmer Jr
-Dr. James Farmer Sr
-Sheriff Dozier
Setting:
Marshall, Texas, USA
Year 1935- 1936
Wiley College
Plot:
Professor Tolson coaches the debate team of Wiley
College one of the African American universities in Texas, they
had an almost undefeated season that leads to the first
debate between a white and negro college debate, once
Harvard University, the reigning champions hear about their
success they invite them to Boston to face them on national
radio.
Climax:
Professor Tolson gets in danger by organizing a union, so
that African American members of the society would be
treated as equal, this is when he gets arrested by Texas
Marshalls for his involvement. At the same time they face a
crowd lynching a blacked color person on the way to a face off
against another school.
2. - Name 5 debating skills used or given by Mister Tolson
-Research before the debate
-A cork in their mouth
-Use of experiences
-Use of historical references

-Write arguments in a short period of time

3. The answer was to quote the president of the United
States but first to tell Mr. Tolson that she heard it on the radio
and not directly from the president herself.
4. We do what we have to do, so we can do what we want
to do.
-Dr. James Farmer Sr and James Farmer Jr
5.- Parliamentary debate

The distinguishing factor of parliamentary formats, of which there

are many, is the use of Points of Information (PoI). These points allow
debaters to interrupts a speaker to ask a question or offer information
which favors their side of the debate. Both Proposition and Opposition
speakers can offer PoIs, but only to the other side. It is not compulsory to
accept a PoI, but in competitive debate speakers are penalized if they
fail to take any. Usually the first and last sections of a speech are
'protected time' during which PoIs may not be offered.
6. - Many formats of debate are described as 'parliamentary'. This is
really a catch-all term which simply means that they are loosely modeled
on the practices of the British parliamentary system and other
parliaments around the world that adopted those practices. In practice it
means that the motion for debate is treated in much the same way as a
legislative Bill placed before the UK House of Commons. The motion
always stands in the name of the Government (also called 'the
Proposition') and it is the job of the Opposition to demonstrate that the
motion is either impractical or immoral.
References:
http://idebate.org/about/debate/formats