Text interpretation activity aimed at fifth grade students. The text used in this interpretation is “O negrinho do pastoreio”.
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In the slaves' time, there was a very bad rancher, who carried everything on, screaming and puffing. In those ends of the world, he did as he pleased, without giving anyone satisfaction.
Among the slaves of resort there was a black boy, in charge of grazing some animals, something very common in the times when the fields of
resort they didn't know wire fence; at most there was only some stone fence erected by the slaves themselves, who could not stand still, to do not think nonsense… Moreover, the boundaries of the fields were those placed by God our Lord: rivers, hills, lagoons.Because once, the poor little black boy, who already lived in the greatest Jewish quarters in the hands of his boss, lost an animal in herding. For what! He caught a barbarity tied to a platform and, after falling, he was sent to look for the animal misplaced. As night was approaching, he grabbed a stub of candle and some fire planes, with smoke and all, and went out in the field. But nothing! The stub was over, the day came and he had to go back to the resort.
So he was again tied to the podium and this time he was beaten so badly that he died, or appeared to die. From there, the boss ordered the “pot” of an anthill to be opened and the little black boy's little body, all laced with bows and bathing in blood, thrown in there anyway.
The other day, the boss went with the peonada and the slaves to see the anthill.
What was his surprise when he saw Negrinho do Pastoreio: he was there, but standing, with smooth skin, without any marks from the lashes. Beside him, the Virgin of Our Lady, and further on the bay and the other horses.
The rancher threw himself on the ground asking for forgiveness, but the black boy didn't answer.
He just kissed the saint's hand, mounted the bay and left leading the troop.
Since then, Negrinho do Pastoreio has been the finder of lost things. And it doesn't charge much: just light a candle stub, or shoot it in any corner chunk of smoke.
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1) What is the title of the text?
2) What is the theme of the text?
3) Who is the main character in the text?
4) Where does the story take place?
5) Is this text an informative or folkloric text? Justify your answer.
6) How many paragraphs are there in the text?
7) Was the farmer good or bad? Because?
8) What was the function of the black boy?
9) How long approximately, did the black boy look for the lost animal?
10) Why was the black boy punished?
11) What does the rancher find the next day when he goes to see how the black boy is, after the punishment?
12) What do you think of the punishment that the rancher gives to the black boy? Justify your answer.
13) Do you believe this story? Justify your answer.
14) In your opinion, what was life like for slaves? Mention some characteristics of the daily life of slaves.
15) Search the dictionary for the meaning of the words highlighted in the text:
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