Os contos de Conceição Evaristo em sala de aula: uma proposta de trabalho com “Zaíta esqueceu de guardar os brinquedos”, “Di Lixão” e “Lumbiá”

Abstract

It is known that Conceição Evaristo is one of the most renowned contemporary writers in Brazilian literature, whose writings are related to social denunciation, without neglecting the poetic aspect. Therefore, the main focus of this work is to apply a didactic sequence that includes three short stories by the author: "Zaíta esqueceu de guardar os brinquedos", “Di lixão” and "Lumbiá", inserted in the book Olhos d'água, from 2016, which brings together 15 short narratives. In order to do so, we initially discuss the importance of literature for the human being and the role of the school in forming new readers and conducting literature classes. Additionally, we also address fundamental theoretical aspects of the short story genre, based on this work. We propose, therefore, a didactic sequence with the three aforementioned short stories in the high school environment, with critical and reflective activities. Thus, this research can be considered historically, socially, and academically significant, as it discusses the importance of literature and defends its teaching to be based on textual materiality, that is, on the reading of texts by students and subsequent analysis and production of meanings.