Public policies as the theme for text production: a bakhtinian analysis of five editions of ENEM composition exam

Abstract This work aims at analyzing the theme construction of five editions of ENEM composition exam. These editions had as its theme object (BAKHTIN, 2000) infancy and/or youth. We intend to discuss the thematic construction of the composition exam based on the concept of theme, according to Bakhtin (2000) and Bakhtin/Volochinov (2004), and the concepts of public policies and cycle of public policies, according to Secchi (2014). The analysis has shown a focus on how State can debate problems that might interfere in the rights of infancy and youth. We conclude by restating the need of understanding the ENEM composition exam as an inducement to the teaching process of texts reading and texts production bias interdisciplinary projects which involve the discussion of public policies.