activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the Casa Museu Graciliano Ramos. Is it over there was the writer's home for years and where he began to write most of his works.. Let's get to know this House better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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The building that houses the museum was the author's home for years.
Founded on October 5, 1973, Casa Museu Graciliano Ramos, located in the city of Palmeiras dos Índios em Alagoas, was the writer's home for years and where he began to write most of his works. construction. her first was
caetés, which is set in the streets of this city, which today is taken over by the writer's memory.When visiting the place, we got to know Graciliano's importance to Brazilian culture. The collection consists of personal photos, originals of some works, clothes, documents, typewriter, objects used in the film. Dried lives, the manuscript of the letter that the novelist would send to Getúlio Vargas after being arrested for political reasons, in 1937, among many other things.
An interesting highlight in Graciliano's life is the fact that he was mayor of the city of Palmeiras and drew attention for his administrative reports. The language and writing had a literary tone, which spurred the publication of his first novel, caetés.
Due to its historical and cultural value, it is worth mentioning that the Casa Museu Graciliano Ramos is listed as a historical heritage site in Brazil, elevating the property to the level of a national monument. More than deserved!
Graciliano Ramos (1892-1953) was born in the city of Quebrangulo, also in Alagoas, he was a novelist, chronicler, short story writer, journalist, politician and memoirist. He is the author of classic books such as Dried lives, St Bernard and Memories of Prison. All three were adapted for cinema, and several works by Graciliano were translated into other languages. His books, although dealing with social problems in the Brazilian Northeast, present a critical view of human relations, which made them of universal interest.
Graciliano Ramos died on March 20, 1953, wrote 18 novels and is among the greatest in world literature of all time.
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Question 1 - In the passage “[…] was the writer’s abode for years and where he began to write most of his works.”, the text refers:
Question 2 – On what today is taken by the writer's memory.”, the underlined term indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 3 – The excerpt “The collection consists of personal photos, originals of some works, clothes, documents, typewriter […]” is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 4 – Identify the work of Graciliano Ramos which, according to the text, “has the streets of the city of Palmeiras dos Índios as its backdrop”:
( ) “Caetés”.
( ) "Dried lives".
( ) "St Bernard".
Question 5 – In "For its historical and cultural value, it is worth mentioning that the Graciliano Ramos House Museum is listed as a historical heritage of Brazil […]”, the highlighted fact is:
( ) the cause of another.
( ) the purpose of another.
( ) the consequence of another.
Question 6 - In the part “Graciliano Ramos died on March 20, 1953, he wrote 18 novels and is among the greatest in world literature of all time.”, the text explains:
( ) facts about Graciliano Ramos that add up.
( ) facts about Graciliano Ramos that alternate.
( ) contrasting facts about Graciliano Ramos.
Question 7 - Identify the segment that contains an opinion:
( ) “The language and writing had a literary tone [...]”
( ) “More than deserved!”
( ) “[…] several works by Graciliano were translated into other languages.”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
