Fanzine escolar, una estrategia didáctica para propiciar creaciones gráficas y habilidades comunicativas de escritura creativa en el curso 403 de la Institución Educativa Rafael Bernal Jiménez

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to strengthen the reading and writing skills of 4th grade students, room 403, of the Rafael Bernal Jiménez School, through the elaboration of fanzines. In 2023, initial observations showed that students read syllabically and presented letter confusion, affecting the coherence of their writings. Faced with this situation, it was determined that the fanzine could become a didactic strategy that would motivate creativity as well as the production of their own stories, addressing relevant topics in a different way. The process was developed in five phases: problematize, set the scene, stimulate, test and create, based on Freinet's techniques and creative writing, with contributions from authors such as Montes, Reyes, López and Duclaux. Among the antecedents, Guzmán Leal's Chiflón and experiences of collectives such as Daniel Pinzón's stand out. The methodology was based on educational action-research (Elliot, 2000; Bauselas 2004) complemented with research-creation components (Mignolo and Gómez, 2021), under a qualitative approach, descriptive level. Observation, field diaries and audiovisual records were used as data collection techniques. The population consisted of 30 students from class 403. In the problematize stage, students learned about the fanzine as a tool for expression, strengthening empathy along with their interpersonal relationships. In setting, they explored topics such as science fiction, art, politics, music, paying attention to spelling. In stimulate, they shared creative writing exercises improving reading comprehension and fluency. In test, they worked in groups creating sketches. Finally, in create, they made fanzines about horror, science fiction, heartbreak, drugs, fantasy or sports. The results showed significant progress in reading and writing as well as in the children's motivation. Positive comments from students as well as from the teacher considered the experience valuable, consolidating the fanzine as a dynamic and free didactic strategy.