THE GRAPHIC NOVEL “SENHORA” AS MULTIMODAL PEDAGOGIC RESOURCE IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS OF LITERARY READING IN HIGH SCHOOL
graphic novels; reading; brazilian literature; multimodality; high school.
This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of the graphic novel "Senhora" as a multimodal pedagogical resource in the teaching-learning process of literary reading in high school, seeking to highlight the importance of this adapted literary work as a means of facilitating and stimulating the training process. of student readers. Multimodality, which encompasses the different semiotic modes in communicative situations, is increasingly common nowadays and is relevant in the teaching-learning process in the classroom. It is noted, in this sense, that graphic novels can be relevant in Brazilian literature classes, in addition to being able to contribute to the performance of students in the acquisition of different knowledge and different skills. Added to this is the fact that the direction of teaching practices, in schools, needs to be consistent with the real needs of students, in order to enable an increasingly reflective and, above all, critical learning. In this context, this dissertation aims to highlight the importance of existing pedagogical resources and contribute so that teachers can pay attention to teaching practices that dialogue with the perspective of “multiple” (multiliteracy and multimodality) in the teaching-learning process of reading literary. The research took place through a qualitative-interpretative approach, involving an interventional case study, based on the participation of volunteer students in the 1st year of high school at a public school in the state of Goiás. At the end of the field research, they answered the data collection instruments: open questionnaire and structured interview. As a result, it was evident that the use of the graphic novel “Senhora” contributed significantly to the teaching and learning of reading, focusing on the study of Brazilian literature. However, the supply of this adapted material in the classroom is still quite limited.