2023-04-112023-03-112023-04-112019-12-20https://repositorio.ifal.edu.br/handle/123456789/162The present work is a case study with a qualitative approach that aims to understand a work experience with textual productions of high school students, in the light of critical literacy. An investigation guided by the following question: what are the difficulties and linguistic and cultural advances that permeate and guide students' productions? Four students of both sexes, aged 15 to 19 years, and 1 teacher of 57 years (sample) participated in the study. The instruments and technique used for data collection and treatment were semi-structured interviews, systematic observation and discursive textual analysis. The results show that the students were able to discuss the topics in a simple and singular way, both in the text format and in the disposition of ideas. It can be seen, therefore, that despite the existing morphosyntactic and contextual limitations, reflecting the distance between the cultured / standard language and the living language in use present in their social niches, high school students are potential linguistic and cultural beings, capable of to write in a coherent and objective way about the phenomena of reality, especially if they are driven by discursive practices that produce meaning. Therefore, it is believed that it is possible to instill, cultivate and develop the art of producing texts in young people in Portuguese language classes.Acesso AbertoLíngua portuguesaprodução textualletramento críticoTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS::LINGUA PORTUGUESA