POSTPONING THE END OF THE WORLD: REFLECTION AND ARGUMENTATION IN A DIDACTIC SEQUENCE ON THE IDEAS OF AILTON KRENAK

Abstract

This experience report aims to present and analyze the practice of a Portuguese language internship that employed the reception aesthetics methodology of literature in the classroom, using Ailton Krenak’s work “Ideias para adiar o fim do mundo” (Ideas to Postpone the End of the World, 2019) as the foundational text. Drawing upon an approach grounded in the competencies and skills outlined in the Brazilian National Common Core Curriculum and the reception aesthetics methodology introduced by Jauss (1979), the internship sought to foster a critical and reflective reading of the literary work, encouraging active student participation in the construction of meanings and interpretations. The implemented stages aimed to explore the relevance of literature in shaping sensitive and engaged readers, while addressing socio-environmental issues present in Krenak’s text. Through the analysis of the pedagogical practices employed, this report intends to contribute to the understanding of the importance of reception aesthetics methodology in the context of high school education.