Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2004

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.
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     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.