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he is probably lazy (as most children are these days haha). and it can be the case that he doesn’t know which argument is more substantial and how it feels/looks like.
why not take the weight off the writing and come up with some interactives? choose something light-hearted which he has a vested interest in. for instance, a topic like should I give you your allowance in fiat or sats?
then you give him 3 arguments for fiat and 3 arguments for sats and ask him to arrange in terms of persuasiveness. this should help him understand that some arguments are more cogent and convincing than others. after he has ranked all six statements, ask him what his stand is. I think some kids need time to make up their mind. that ranking activity helps to give them the time needed.
if ranking strips of paper sounds unappealing to your kid, get him to prepare a sandwich instead. he can associate the meat patty and vegetables with the most substantial argument and nice-to-have supporting arguments respectively. and use them to build his own sandwich. after that, he can eat it. the trick is to get him to think without him feeling like he’s exerting strenuous effort.
I like the argument idea. Do you have a question bank for that? I may not have bandwidth to come up with the arguments myself haha.
Actually, maybe I do. I'm sure I can think of something.
I could! but these arguments won’t feel personal to your son. for learning to sink in, he must be provoked (in a good way).
well what’s something that you wish your child can do better? household chores, less screen time, more initiative. turn it into an argumentative question. then you have plenty of opinions to express on that topic. boraoden the scope to should all kids be allowed? so that your kid doesn’t feel singled out haha.
I’m sure some ideas will come to you when you are showering or something. your subconscious will be working hard on your behalf haha
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The PEEL framework could help, yeah. Within paragraphs he can have a logical flow. It's just that the greater composition lacks structure. I think it's partly because he's lazy... he writes paragraphs as he thinks of them and then is too lazy to go back and think hard about what makes the most sense after he's hit the word count haha.
As for opinions, yeah it's because he's super unopinionated. I can hardly get him to even tell me if he prefers this game or that game, this restaurant or that restaurant.