Working with English literature can be of great benefit to students. With the project to implement the reading of English literature books, it is p...

Working with English literature can be of great benefit to students. With the project to implement the reading of English literature books, it is possible to implant in English language students the desire to understand more about the language they are learning. The first work with the students would be with the first book of the trilogy “His Dark Materials - Northern Lights”. Written by Philip Pullman (1995), these books have sold over 18 million copies, won numerous literature awards, and had film and TV versions. This book has connections with other books of English literature, such as: Shadow and Bones (Leigh Bardugo, 2012), Dracula (Bram Stoker, 1897) and Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen, 1817), books written in different periods of English literature (Renaissance, Romanticism and Victorian Era), which despite being so different, have similar aspects. In Northern Lights, it is a fantasy, its story is dense, where magic, philosophy, theology and religion are addressed, but the language is simple and can be read by young people and adults. The book deals with admiration, love and friendship, with correct values, as demonstrated in the relationships between Lyra (main character) and her friends. But also ambition, power and the heinous things people do because of them. Shadow and Bones (Bardugo, 2012), is an elevated fantasy that follows the characters as they try to navigate a war-torn world with multiple factions, some frightening creatures, and a darkness that threatens everyone's survival. With Dracula (Stoker, 1897), the author uses a more Gothic and erotic approach by working with monsters that, in his time, were creatures to be hated and where people were afraid of succumbing to dark desires. The author also played with a bit of romanticism in his work, even though it was from the Victorian era. In the book Northanger Abbey (Austen, 1817), it follows the desires and learnings of the main character, which, like in Northern Lights, the main character is also motivated by mystery. Catherine becomes a woman, becomes a heroine, and, despite her daydreams, matures, showing us how literature can influence the social formation of human beings. The author of the book also used satire to criticize the Gothic novels of the time. The project will be divided into four sections, each corresponding to a period of two months. In the first session, students will be presented with a study on English Literature, its characteristics, literary examples, films, summaries, and everything that may be related to the theme. It will be a period of knowledge and proximity to the theme. In the second section, the chosen book will be presented, there will be a previous discussion about it and the students will have a period of two months to read the book, as well as to familiarize themselves with its trilogy. With this time, students can read calmly, taking time to understand what they are reading and looking for meanings of words they did not understand during the reading. In the next two months, students will have to choose a period of English Literature and after choosing, look for a book that belongs to the fantasy genre and read it