Um olhar sobre a dimensão educativa do cordel na geografia escolar: rimas que encantam, versos que ensinam.

Abstract

This work aims to propose the use of Cordel literature as a didactic-methodological tool for teaching geography. Cordel is a popular narrative and rimed poetry, about diverse themes, printed in booklets. Themes about social and environmental issues might be used for the discussion and understanding of the Geography categories, contributing to the classes of this discipline. During this study, we evidenced the possibility to create links between the school and popular knowledge in the construction of new knowledge. The object of this study was four Cordel booklets which address environmental issues, analyzed together with other scientific productions. Correlating the Cordel booklets with the environment school subjects, we pointed out didactic proposals for using this material. Our analysis highlight the potential and viability use of the popular poetry from Cordel booklets to complement and enrich the scholar textbooks and as a tool for interdisciplinary classrooms.