REDISCOVERING THE PLEASURE OF READING THROUGH THE LEGEND GENRE: a rescue of our cultural roots
Literary literacy. Retextualization. Legends. Brazilian folklore. Elements of narrative
This research project will address the acquisition of a taste for reading through work with legends originating from the indigenous peoples of Brazil. The general objective is to develop a didactic path that leads students to recognize the structure of a narrative text as well as to value our cultural roots. The specific objectives are: a) To explore activities that work with reading comprehension; b) To work with the elements of the narrative and its structure in the legend genre; c) To lead students to understand the cultural importance of these legends for our education and d) To encourage the rereading of the texts worked on through retextualization activities. The legends will be worked on: Saci, Curupira, Boto cor-de-rosa, Iara and Matinta Perera, which originate from or merged with the legends of the indigenous peoples. The genre was chosen because it is part of the seventh-grade curriculum and also because it is a short text, which facilitates the development of reading and text production activities. Working with legends from indigenous peoples is justified insofar as it leads students to value and respect the cultural diversity that is part of our country's heritage. The methodology used in the project will be developed using Thiollent's (2011) action research method, which highlights the importance of collaboration between researchers and participants in finding solutions to the problems presented. The intervention proposal will be applied to a seventh-grade class at a public school located in a community in Rio de Janeiro called Manguariba, in the Paciência neighborhood. The project will be based on the theoretical proposal for teaching reading, presented by Solé (1998), where understanding the text is fundamental for the formation of autonomous individuals in a literate society. This idea of autonomy is also presented by Kleiman and Moraes (1999), who criticize the formulation of the school curriculum in relation to Literature and believe that it needs to be worked on through meaningful and contextualized practices, where the student stops being a mere spectator of the formative process and starts to have more participation in this construction. The approach to teaching literary literacy is presented by Cosson (2006) among other authors. In addition, the basis of the project will follow the guidelines of the Common National Curricular Base (BNCC) that envisions the integral education of the student and also Law No. 9,394/1996 of Guidelines and Bases of Education (LDB) that indicates the obligation of teaching that values the cultural manifestations of Afro-descendants and indigenous people.