The opinion article genre: from theory to the practice in the classroom

Abstract

In this paper we propose to carry out an intervention proposal for the 8^th grade, from the view of the genre opinion article, with an emphasis on linguistic analysis. Thus, this work aims at reflecting on the linguistic-enunciative marks present in the genre opinion article, in order to contribute to the teaching and learning of the Portuguese Language. This way, we have applied a qualitative and interpretative research, in which we have chosen a text of the genre article of opinion to analyze its linguistic-enunciative brands and we have devised a didactic sequence directed to the eighth grade. The paper is linked to the Research Project “Diagnosis of the work with the discursive genres in the school” (UFPA-Process: 022581/2010) and the research groups’ Interaction and writing” (UEM-CNPq-www.escrita.uem.br ). It is also part of the “Linguistic diversity and teaching of language in the Amazon Paraense” (UFPA-CNPq). It is based on the theoretical perspective of Bakhtin (2003) and researchers who follow this strand. The results show that this kind of genre provides a very productive work for the teaching and learning of the Portuguese Language, since the text stresses the linguistic resources mobilized by reporter to defend his thesis.