Practical Activity:

Title: Conjunction Hunt

Project Objective:

The objective of this activity is to provide students with a playful and engaging understanding of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions through group work and text analysis.

Detailed Project Description:

In this project, students will divide into groups of 3 to 5 members. Each group will receive a collection of texts (it can be a short story, a novel, a fable, an opinion article, etc.) provided by the teacher. The teams' mission will be to identify the greatest number of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions present in the texts, differentiating them. As part of the project, they should also try to rearrange the clauses in the texts, changing the use of conjunctions and observing the changes in meaning.

Necessary Materials:

• Various texts provided by the teacher.
• Colored pens or highlighters.
• Notebook for notes and report preparation.

Detailed Step-by-Step for Activity Execution:

1. Form groups of 3 to 5 students.

2. Each group will receive a set of texts selected by the teacher.

3. Students should read the texts carefully, identifying and underlining the coordinating and subordinating conjunctions they find. They should use different colors for each type of conjunction to facilitate visualization.

4. After the analysis, each group will make a list of the conjunctions found and their classification (coordinating or subordinating), as well as the type (causal, conditional, conclusive, etc.).

5. As part of the activity, students should choose some clauses and try to rephrase them, changing the type of conjunction used. For example, a clause that uses a cause conjunction can be rewritten to use a conditional conjunction. Students should observe how these changes affect the meaning of the clause.

6. The groups should then prepare a report explaining the work done, discussions that took place during the activity, and the conclusions drawn. This report will serve as a record of the group's learning and will be evaluated by the teacher.

Project Deliverables and Connection to the Activity:

The main deliverable of the project will be the written report.

1. Introduction: In this segment, students should contextualize the theme of conjunctions, describe the importance of these conjunctions in the Portuguese language and in the real world, and finally indicate the project's objective.

2. Development: Here, students should present the theory on coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, explain the activity carried out in detail, show the methodology used, and finally present and discuss the results obtained. They should include the list of identified conjunctions, as well as examples of rewritten clauses.

3. Conclusions: In this section, students should summarize the main points, reflect on the learning obtained in the project, and draw conclusions about the use and importance of conjunctions in building coherent discourses.

4. Bibliography: Finally, students should list the resources and materials they used to carry out the project, such as books, websites, videos, among others.

This project allows students to approach a fundamental concept of grammar in a playful and collaborative way, encouraging teamwork, effective communication, time management, and creative thinking.