IMIGRAÇÃO POLONESA NA COLÔNIA ÁGUA BRANCA: USOS E POTENCIALIDADES PEDAGÓGICAS

Abstract

The present study aims to develop pedagogical possibilities in the teaching of History from the theme "Polish Immigration", which was developed in the agricultural colony Água Branca, located in the municipality of São Mateus do Sul / PR, founded by members of this ethnic group, from the Region of Mazovia. It was sought to develop a methodology based on the insertion of students in the history of their ancestors from their experiences, propitiating the awareness of the historicity of their group. For that, the concepts of memory and identity were guiding, considering the idea that memory is an element that develops the feeling of individual or collective identity, even being a dynamic reference and susceptible of transformations, differences and inconstancias. Thinking about the particularities of this group, the memory of the elders was sought and heard to reveal a hidden history that contributed to the development of the locality. Based on bibliographical and documentary references, it was possible to reach the necessary foundation for the construction of a methodology, which encompasses pedagogical possibilities focused on the teaching of History. It was intended from this pedagogical proposal, as an broach in the teaching of History, contemplating a memory, an identity and a history about the past, giving meaning to the present.