Gabaritando a redação da PPCE - banca IDECAN | Prof. Raphael Reis

Main ideas, concepts, and lessons

• Purpose of the video/session

  • A demonstration lesson presenting the professor’s methodology and the course structure for the Ceará State Penitentiary Police essay (PPCE).
  • The goal is to help candidates pass the exam by writing the correct argumentative essay.
  • The session covers:
    • IDC profile
    • How to study essay writing
    • How the course is organized

• What examiners expect (the “enemy”: the IDECAN board)

  • The exam board IDECA N is described as demanding and less traditional than some others, but it prepares important exams.
  • For the essay:
    • The required genre is argumentative essay (no creative or unstructured formats).
    • The exam date mentioned is July 14, leaving time for preparation.

• Core essay requirements

  • Essay value: 20 points
  • Genre: argumentative essay
    • You may use information to discuss the theme, but you must defend a thesis/position by presenting arguments.
  • Line count: minimum 25 lines and maximum 30 lines
    • Writing under 25 or over 30 is considered risky.
    • A “filled line” is defined as two words (including conjunctions). The professor recommends writing with at least three words per line to avoid counting/formatting issues.
  • Topics focus: current affairs
    • Emphasis on sociological + current events themes.
  • Legibility/readability requirement
    • Handwriting must be readable fluently—not necessarily “beautiful,” but not ugly/unclear.
    • The examiner should not need to reread or struggle with the handwriting.

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Detailed methodology and study instructions (as presented)

• Study method (efficient plan)
  • Use a repeating schedule: choose two days per week to study essay writing.
  • Example days: Wednesday and Sunday.

### Day 1 — topic selection + research + notes

- Go to the course’s **essay proposals module**.
- Choose a topic (example: **“The Prison System in Brazil”**).
- Study using:
    - the **video lesson**
    - the **PDF**
    - the professor’s channel
    - and/or **other reliable websites**
- Write everything you consider relevant into your **writing notebook**.
- Use **keywords** to:
    - expand your repertoire
    - strengthen your knowledge
    - support later review

### Day 2 — timed practice under exam conditions

- Practice writing on the chosen topic **as if it were exam day**:
    - **no consultation**
    - only the allowed materials referenced (draft/final paper and pen)
- **Time yourself**:
    - **1 hour and 30 minutes** is suggested as enough to produce a strong essay.
- If possible, repeat this method during mock/exam simulations.
- Rationale: it trains your **psychology/mental readiness** for the exam.

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Course structure and how corrections work

• Course overview

  • Described as the most complete course in Brazil, containing:
    • 12 modules
    • heavy emphasis on current events and sociological content
  • Next class preview topics:
    • step-by-step essay structure
    • grammar applied to essay writing
    • three personalized corrections

• Format of course materials

  • Didactic/objective video lessons
  • PDFs (for deeper study)
  • Slides as reference material
  • Personalized corrections submitted according to instructions in the course schedule

• How to submit essays for correction

  • Instructions appear in:
    • the first module
    • the essay proposal module
  • Process:
    1. print the essay sheet
    2. write with pen
    3. scan it
    4. send it to the institutional email
  • Email subject format:
    • suggested: “Essay 01, student of the Ceará Penitentiary Police course”
    • can be simplified (as stated): “PP Ceará”
  • Correction timeline:
    • within five business days, students receive a PDF including:
      • the submitted essay
      • two icons:
        • one plays the content teacher’s audio feedback
        • the other plays the grammar teacher’s audio feedback

• Deadline for the 3 personalized corrections

  • Must be requested up to 10 days before the exam, stated as by July 7.
  • After that date, corrections will not be provided.

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Evaluation model: “presentation / readability / grading”

• Presentation (text organization)

  • Includes:
    • paragraphing rules
    • spacing at the start of paragraphs
    • alignment
  • Use of syllabic hyphenation if a word doesn’t fit (to avoid breaking rules).
  • Handwriting legibility is part of presentation.
  • Another presentation element: text typology/paragraph structure
    • Uses four paragraphs:
      1. Introduction
         • present the theme
         • build the thesis
      2. Argumentative paragraph #1
         • defend the thesis
      3. Argumentative paragraph #2
         • defend the thesis
      4. Conclusion
         • conclude the argument (exact structure promised for a future class)

• Readability (reinforcing ordering of ideas)

  • Evaluators look for:
    • well-structured arguments
    • consistent reasoning
    • relevance and topic knowledge
    • relevant information (not random facts)

• Grammar/content grading logic (professor’s explained formula)

  • The grade is treated as:
    • a content/macrostructural score (example given: 20)
    • minus a penalty related to grammatical errors
  • Penalty logic described:
    • count number of grammatical errors
    • divide by number of lines written
    • multiply by a negative factor (-3)
    • subtract that negative result from the content grade
  • Example:
    • content grade: 20
    • grammatical errors: 8
    • lines written: 26
    • compute 8/26 * (-3) → negative value
    • subtracts from 20, explaining why a “perfect score” may not be reached
  • Takeaway: do not neglect both content and grammar.

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Speaker/source identification

• Professor Raphael Reis (also referred to as Professor Rafa / “Prof Rafael Reis”)
• Jaque (mentioned in relation to the grammar module teaching syllabic hyphenation rules)
• Professor Valdinho Broz (mentioned as teaching a special class: grammar applied to essay writing)
• Carla (mentioned as an attendant available via WhatsApp for questions)
• Support team / teachers (unnamed individuals who provide content and grammar audio corrections)