A produção do texto argumentativo no ensino fundamental: desenvolvendo a competência escrita por meio de sequência didática

Abstract

The significance of writing skill development among our literate society is recognized by all teachers, who have undergone a hard reality: students who seem discouraged to produce written texts, in the school context, and under results without fulfilment in diagnostic evaluations and school activities. In this regard, with the ultimate goal of contributing to the development of writing skills of students, this study aimes to propose a didactic sequence for argumentative genre production in 9th grade classes. Following, then, theoretical support based on writing concepts as the process (Hayes & Flower, 1981; Vieira, 2005) and procedure of the didactic sequence (Dolz, Noverraz & Schneuwly, 2004), this research analyzed the performance of 9th grade students of a municipal public school in Fortaleza city, on activities aimed at textual genre study of complaint letter. Data analysis has made it possible to identify the progress in writing activities observed after practicing didactic sequence, proving the efficiency of the procedure as an option of intervention for text production teaching in Elementary Education. For teachers, it is gratifying to see the progress of students, encouraging them to continue accomplishing tasks that contribute to the development of reading and writing skills through text production teaching. For students at this level of education, it is paramount - beyond having progress in these skills – they realize the advance in their own writing and finish elementary school better prepared for the next school periods, being aware that writing competence, as well as knowledge about argumentative genre is essential for the development of individuals in a literate society.