Fw: GEN: looking for selections from readers of 1700-1800s

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I sent this to Johanna---but thought that it would be of interest to the
list.

Poems by
    Samuel Griswold Goodrich (My First Whistle, or The Squirrel)
    Mother Goose Poems---FULL VERSIONS
    Phyllis Wheatley
    Clement Moore (yes, A Visit from St. Nick)
    John Gilbert Cooper
    James Beattie
    Mrs. Heman:  The Treasures of the Deep
     William R Wallace: The Sword of Bunker Hill
    Eliza Cook:  Where There's a Will There's a Way
    Hiawatha's Hunting: Longfellow  ( from Song of Hiawatha)

Famous American 17th/18th/19th Century Speeches were frequently recited
Also, appropriate recitation would be passages from the Bible.

Also remember, newspapers of the era had peotry that was frequently recited.
ALSO the popular magazines would be great sources.
    Newspapers:  Leslie's Illustrated Weekly
        New York Gazatte
        Harper's Weekly


> Johanna---NOT all of the pieces were written by McGuffey.
>     That is why they are call ELECTIC Readers.  BUT, you will want to
> remember that there were the 1830s, 1850s, and 1878 versions.  ONLY the
> 1830s version was compiled and/or written by McGuffey.  The rest were done
> by editors UNDER the McGuffey name.
>
> I have original McGuffeys, and I also have original Harper's Second
reader,
> and a Union fourth Reader.  The above list of poets come from them.
JaKay Greer
Teacher-Librarian
Damascus / McCarty Middle Schools
Gresham, OR
irismedia@prodigy.net

written by Johanna
> > Ooops!  I just found out that McGuffy readers were all written by
> > this McGuffy person.  They weren't selections of things other people
> > had written.  So what I'm after is not McGuffy.  As I said in last
> > post, I'm in an American history class for teachers and we will be
> > having a recitation day.  I want to find a poem or piece that was
> > well known to students in the 1800s.  Any ideas?
> > Thanks!
> > Johanna
> > --
> > Johanna Halbeisen, Library Media Teacher
> > Woodland Elementary School (preK-4)
> > 80 Powder Mill Rd,  Southwick, MA 01077
> > johanna.newsong@rcn.com
> >
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