O gênero horóscopo: uma análise dos lugares retóricos e da argumentação

by de Freitas, Selma Regina

This work aims at studying the horoscope as a genre, considering concerns related to reflextion about reading in classroom. In order to carry out this proposal, the concepts of genre (Brandão, 2003; Marchuschi, 2002; Ramos, 2004; Bhatia, 1993, 2001) were considered having the Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCNS) and the social-interactionist perspective of reading development.The data were obtained in two newspapers from São Paulo city: Folha de S. Paulo e o Estado de S. Paulo. The analysis carried out took the theoretical basis on rethoric mainly established by Perelman and Tyteca (2002) e Reboul (2000) and its results maded possible to understand the genre studied as well as its application in classroom