O uso do texto narrativo para o ensino das causas de extinção das plantas

Abstract

This paper demonstrates the potential of the narrative text as a pedagogical strategy in science education and environmental education. It discusses the importance of the study of concepts related to the environment, of a critical point of view, especially nowadays, combining concern for the preservation of the environment for ecological reasons, but also social reasons, including cultural, medicinal and economic elements . Considering this, to assist this study in classrooms of elementary and high school, the narrative text is presented as a strategy that, in addition to approach environmental and social discussion to the student, it also offers interesting possibilities, for example its relation with literature in general and the stimulation of the creativity of the students. It is then reported an experimental class performed with this strategy, which demonstrates its effectiveness, and which dialogues with the existing literature to solidify the justification of the use of narrative text within the classroom in elementary or middle school. The theme of causes of extinction of plants is used during that class. Based on the theme, it were discussed with the students some of the reasons by which plants may become extinct, and soon after they developed individually narrative texts related to the subject. At the end of class, one can see that the narrative text was effective in aiding the understanding of the subject by the students.