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This thesis is in the research line of Portuguese Language s History and Description. The subject hereof is the study of the Capistrano de Abreu State School s History in the 20th Century, which is located in the city of Guarulhos, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. It encompasses a description of said School's origins within the period of 1913-1950. Further, its subject matter of study is the so-called Cartilha Sodré (Sodré Primer), by virtue of its importance in teaching basic literacy to the students of said Elementary School, in the Brazilian Republic age. This essay s general purpose is to recover documents of the organization of the first Elementary and Secondary School of the city of Guarulhos, which has to be filed and documented, because they make part of such city's Educational Historic Heritage. Particularly, to: 1) examine the School s heritage as regards its management in the period of 1913-1950, by means of documents, alumni s testimonies, and informal conversations, with the purpose of supplementing possible gaps of this research; 2) recover the School's memorial, since its origins, within the period defined in this essay; 3) describe and analyze Cartilha Sodré, i.e., Sodré Primer, aiming at understanding the method and the process used to teach basic literacy. This research is grounded on the theoretical presuppositions of the Linguistic Ideas History. As regards the purposes hereof, the results achieved by reading material of its heritage pointed out that both the School s Management and alumni took part, or still take part of Guarulhos distinguished citizens. In addition, new information and records were found, like the very name of Cartilha Sodré, which was relevant to teach basic literacy during said period, and also to form Guarulhos citizens. Therefore, the purposes were satisfactorily achieved. The methodological procedure used was the theoretical-descriptive and deductive, for the steps followed were efficient to guide the search for answers. Notwithstanding the above, it can be concluded that this research has to continue, because the investigation carried out focused only a period of the Education History in the city of Guarulhos |
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