FESTA DA BICHARADA

AS NARRATIVAS POÉTICAS DO CORDEL NO UNIVERSO DA SALA DE AULA

Abstract

Cordel Literature is a poetic genre that combines oral and written traditions, contributing to learning by facilitating memorization and the dissemination of knowledge. Its rhythmic organization, with constant metrics, rhymes, and repetitions, facilitates the absorption of information and the construction of meaning, functioning as an educational tool that promotes various reading and cognitive skills. In this sense, these poetic narratives prove fruitful in the classroom context. This literary style has considerable potential to deepen students' knowledge of Brazilian culture, especially the popular culture of the Northeast. Thus, this study aims to propose methodological suggestions for working with Cordel Literature in the classroom, based on the booklet Festa da Bicharada (1950), by Arlindo Pinto de Souza, and reading practices for 5th-grade elementary school classes. It highlights the presence of animals as a cordel theme that attracts and enchants the children's audience. As theoretical references, we draw on the contributions of Marinho and Pinheiro (2012), Abreu (2011), Alves (2020), among others, in order to support the work with poetic narratives in the school environment. 

Keywords: Cordel for children. Animal theme. Cordel in the classroom.