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Elementary Essay, Dad Needs Help

This probably belongs in a binaries forum, but I'm not sure where to go and I could use some help with this project. Sorry if this upsets anyone or everyone.
My son's teacher is out of service for a round of chemotherapy and the sub is a temp while they search for a more qualified long term sub.

One of my concerns pertains to proper paragraphing of this interview. The other concern is about the use of quotations in relating interviewer dialogue and interviewee dialogue.
Here's a sample of what my son is writing. Any sincere help would be greatly appreciated.

In this essay I interviewed one of my classmates. I asked him questions about many different subjects. The person I interviewed was Tom and this interview helped me learn more about him including things he liked. The following is information I gathered from my interview of Tom, in Ms.Eastons class, on January 15, at approximately 2:00pm. I asked a variety of questions. One of the questions I asked was, ?What are your dreams in life?? He responded with, ?I do not know.? I tried my best to get the answer out of him but he just kept replying with, ?I don?t know?. Maybe he didn?t feel comfortable telling me, or maybe he really didn?t have any dreams.
The second question I asked was ?What is your hobby?? and he responded with the answer of ?drawing.? The third question I asked was, ?Do you wish to go to college?? Tom told me that he doesn?t know what college he wants to go to. Although he doesn?t know which college he wants to go to, he does know that he wants to go to college.
The 4th question I asked was, ?Where are you from,? that is, ?What is your origin?? Tom told me that he was from the country of Vietnam. The next questions I asked were, ?What kinds of books do you like?? and ?Do you have any favorites?? He said his favorite type of book is non-fiction, which is also the same as mine.
The sixth question I asked was, ?What is your favorite sport?? He said that basketball is his favorite sport.
The 7th question I asked was ?What type of movies do you like?? He said it does not matter what movie, he likes all types. Number 8 of the questions is do you like any video games? Tom responded with ?Yes, mostly adventure type games.?The 9th question asked was what do you do on your spare time? He said he does anything. The 10th question is, ?What is your favorite subject in school?? He said that computers of math is his favorite class.? The 11th question that I asked is ?What is your favorite food?? He said that fruit is his favorite type of food. The 12th question that I asked Tom was ?What life skill do you practice the best?? On this question he did not know, although I think the life skill was everything! The 13th question I asked was what if your favorite drink? He said milk is his favorite drink.

The 14th question asked was ?What languages do you speak?? He said Vietnamese and English. The 15th and last question I asked Tom was ?Where do you want to live when your older?? He said he doesn?t know but probably in California.
  

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Does the essay have to list which questions were asked and word them exactly as they were asked? It seems odd, to me, for the essay to include each specific question, if it really only needs to include the answers. Eliminating the questions could make the paragraphing of the paper easier to do.

  • Does the essay have to list which questions were asked and word them exactly as they were asked?
  • It seems odd, to me, for the essay to include each specific question, if it really only needs to include the answers.
  • Eliminating the questions could make the paragraphing of the paper easier to do.
  • If exact quotes are not necessary, the quotation makrs should also be removed.
  • Is your son a sophomore in high school by any chance?
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Does the essay have to list which questions were asked and word them exactly as they were asked? It seems odd, to me, for the essay to include each specific question, if it really only needs to include the answers. Eliminating the questions could make the paragraphing of the paper easier to do. If exact quotes are not necessary, the quotation makrs should also be removed. Is your son a sophomore i
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7th grade
I'll ask him about the need to list each question with it's respective quoted answer.
Thanks for the idea.
JS
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[nq:1]One of my concerns pertains to proper paragraphing of this interview. The other concern is about the use of quotations ... essay I interviewed one of my classmates. I asked him questions about many different subjects. The person I interviewed was[/nq]
My advice is to buy a copy of Strunk and White
and to apply its basic rules, e.g. "omit needless words." Because the sample essay is w

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