Mr. Jost's Internet Classroom
8th Grade English Teacher
West Deptford Middle School
bjost@wdeptford.k12.nj.us
848-1200 X3090
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    • M.P. 1 >
      • "Priscilla and the Wimps"
      • "Wise Old Woman"
      • "I Go Along"
      • "Broken Chain"
      • THE COMPOUND
    • M.P. 2 >
      • Horror >
        • "The Landlady"
        • "Lamb to the Slaughter"
        • "Bloodstain"
        • "Bubble Bath No. 3"
        • "The Monkey's Paw"
        • "The Girl at the Window"
        • Shadows
        • The Phantom Hitchhiker
        • "The Tell-Tale Heart"
        • "The Black Cat"
        • "The Lover"
      • "The Lottery"
      • 2081
      • THE GIVER
    • M.P. 3 >
      • "Flowers for Algernon"
      • Ray Bradbury >
        • "There Will Come Soft Rains"
        • "The Veldt"
        • "All Summer in a Day"
        • "The Flying Machine"
        • "The Pedestrian"
        • "A Sound of Thunder"
        • Information
      • THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX
      • Argument Writing/Debates >
        • Debates
      • PARCC Training
    • M.P. 4 >
      • "The Diary of Anne Frank" >
        • Videos (Franks/Nazi Germany)
      • THE WESTING GAME
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    • References >
      • Literary References >
        • Plot Diagramming
        • Allusions
        • Symbolism
        • Tone vs. Mood
        • Characterization
        • Point of View
        • Irony
      • Sentence Patterns
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      • Links >
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        • Reading >
          • Must Read Novels
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        • Typing
  • CW
  • Use Your Noodle
    • Ethics
    • Free Will vs. Determinism
    • Identity
    • The Nature of Reality
    • The Nature of Dreams
    • Metaphysics
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Political Philosophy
    • Dark Side of the Moon
    • Existentialism
Classroom Rules
1. Respect!  This applies to your teacher, your classmates, and anyone who enters the room.
2. Be on time to class.
3. Be prepared for class.  Pencils.  Notebooks.  Fully-charged laptop.
4. No food or drink in class.  
5. Gum is permitted (unless it ends up on the floor, under the desk or in someone's hair).
6. Follow directions and be courteous and considerate of others.
7. Raise your hand when you have questions or comments.
8. All passes must be filled out in your Student Agenda Book.  
9. If you need to leave the room,  please be courteous and don't ask in the middle of a lesson or when I'm standing at the door.

​Classroom Procedures
1. Record all homework and upcoming assignments in your Student Agenda Book.
2. ​Homework assignments may be turned in up to one day late (with a 10 point deduction).  After that, the assignment is a "0".
3. Major assignments may be turned in up to one day late (with a 10 point deduction).  After that, the assignment is a "0".
4. Work that is illegible or sloppy will not be tolerated.  If I cannot read your work, it will be returned to you.
5. No name = No credit.
6. If you are absent, consult my website to see what you missed.  If you have any questions about the assignment, talk to me or one of your classmates.
7. If you are absent the day a major assignment is due, I expect you either to email it to me directly or hand it in the next day you are present.
8. If you are absent the day of a test or quiz, you are expected to come in during your recess time to complete the test or quiz.  I will not come and find you...it is up to you to be responsible.
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