O menino que carregava água na peneira: da leitura do texto à experiência em sala de aula.

Abstract

Due to the necessity to do some work on Manoel de Barros' poetry in Júnior High School, we have attempted, in this dissertation, to reflect on an experiment with the book "Exercícios de ser criança" (1999) ( Exercises on being a child ), performed with some 4th grade students, at a public school in the city of Campina Grande. In this work, we analysed the routes taken by both the researcher and the poet, in order to provide children with a sensitive experience involving the narrative "O menino que carregava água na peneira" (The boy who carried water on the sieve). We observed the way the author uses, in his children's poetry, several characteristics of his work for adults, as for example, the valuation of the poet being found in the child, the appreciation of tiny things, besides the peculiar use which is attributed to water, to imagination, to toy play, and so on. As a theoretical background, we used the theories from Bachelard (2002), Kishimoto (1999), Held (1990), Camargo (1990), Bosi (2000), which helped with the analysis of the textual and imagetic qualities of the book. Readings from Cosson (2006) and Pinheiro (2000, 2002 and 2003) pointed to the need for not strictly requiring of the students that they interpret the texts by the poet Manoel de Barros, something which fulfils the autho^s poetic perspective. Now, readings from Iser ( 1979 ) and Jauss ( 1979 ) helped in producing a reading sequence which would take into account the studenfs world experience, his/her creativity, elements which contribute to the reading of the poetic text which is at the same time individual and collective. From this sensitive work on poetry, we could perceive how necessary the poetic text is for the students' humane education.