Teatro-jornal vai à escola : teatro e geografia no desenvolvimento do pensamento crítico de estudantes do ensino fundamental

Abstract

The present work aims to report the research process for the TCC which consisted of producing and applying a Didactic Sequence proposed from the articulation between Newspaper Theatre and Critical Geography, as a pedagogical strategy aiming to stimulate students' critical thinking through the practical experience of the game and scenic creation, with groups 7th grade of Elementary School. Critical thinking is a vitally important competence to be developed in Brazilian education, as recommended by the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) in its general competences. The Newspaper Theater proposed by Augusto Boal has as one of its objectives the development of critical thinking with ways to take action in search of a “liberation” of the people from the oppression of the dominant classes, an objective that is shared by the current of Critical Geography, theorized by Milton Santos. These two authors are the basis of this research, along with Jorge Larossa Bondía, who proposes the concept of Knowledge from Experience when discussing learning in the school environment. The research presented here was applied at Colégio Estadual João Batista Nascimento, located in Nossa Senhora do Socorro - SE, with three classes of 7th grade of Elementary School within the Geography component. During the application of the Didactic Sequence, students were invited to different experiences, including bibliographical research, discussions, Theater-Newspaper techniques and the production of a theatrical scene. Through these experiences, they were able to advance in the development of their critical sense in relation to the media and the problems of Brazilian society, discussed in geography classes.