"E vi que é mais bonito que no jornal": elaboração de recurso educacional e roteiro didático para história local no ensino fundamental a partir do periódico "O Bembém" (Parnaíba-PI)

Abstract

The present study will address the use of historical sources in the classroom, focusing on the newspaper O Bembém, a local periodical circulated in the city of Parnaíba, in the state of Piauí, first published in 2008. Considering the historical context in which the newspaper emerged—marked by the listing of Parnaíba’s historic center as a heritage site by IPHAN, the prominence of undergraduate History programs in the city, and the first publications stemming from these courses—we emphasize the potential of O Bembém newspaper for teaching Local History. This study seeks to explore the theoretical foundations regarding the use of press sources as didactic-pedagogical resources in Basic Education, specifically in History teaching, while identifying possible ways to apply excerpts from this newspaper in the classroom. The theoretical and methodological perspective guiding this study seeks to establish a relationship between the Curriculum of Piauí for Elementary Education, published by the State Department of Education of Piauí (SEDUC-PI); the textbook Parnaíba: cidade da gente, adopted by the Municipal Government for use in public schools; the historical sources that will serve as the basis for the development of our proposal; and the creation of an educational resource and didactic plan aimed at teaching Local History in Basic Education, with a focus on Lower Secondary Education (Elementary School II), particularly for 9th-grade classes. Thus, through a qualitative bibliographic investigation, in dialogue with local authors and theorists who are essential to the topic, this dissertation aims to encourage students to learn about and discuss the history of the city from a different perspective—that of the student as a researcher.