Mais uma classe de sexto ano ou uma comunidade de leitores em formação? Considerações acerca do processo de mediação de leitura literária em sala de aula

Abstract

The motivation and developments of this work stem from a fusion of questions and studies regarding the presence and reading of literary texts in Portuguese Language classes. The research was carried out during my own teaching for sixth-grade students at a school in the Municipal Network of Rio de Janeiro. The study includes insights and suggestions from scholars in the fields of teaching and promoting literary reading, compared with official documents that establish guidelines for teaching practices. This study is justified by the observed progressive distancing and lack of preparation among young people in relation to literary reading practices and aims to contribute to the development of readers who are more attentive and prepared for the specificities of literary compositions. Faced with a context in which access to books is just one of several obstacles to overcome, activities of literary mediation were carried out with theoretical support appropriate for the group of students. These mediations included practices such as reading full texts aloud, focused discussions on what was read and perceived by the students in class, as well as handwritten records made by the students based on these experiences. The research is grounded in studies by specialists and researchers focused on literary reading, such as Candido (2011), Montes (2020), Petit (2010), and Colomer (2022). Teaching literature proposals aimed at the progress of readers, suggested by specialists like Chambers (2023), Bajour (2012), and Munita (2024), contributed to the design of the practices. I conclude the study by presenting some situations and lessons learned related to the mediations carried out and confirming the need for a set of actions and agents dedicated to expanding the cultural repertoire of young readers, inviting and preparing them for meaningful experiences with literary language and aesthetics.