Mr. Jost's Internet Classroom
8th Grade English Teacher
West Deptford Middle School
[email protected]
848-1200 X3090
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About Mr. Jost
My Pets
Class Stories
M.P. 1
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"Priscilla and the Wimps"
"Wise Old Woman"
"I Go Along"
"Broken Chain"
M.P. 2
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Horror
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"The Landlady"
"Lamb to the Slaughter"
"Bloodstain"
"The Monkey's Paw"
"The Girl at the Window"
Shadows
The Phantom Hitchhiker
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"The Black Cat"
"The Lover"
"The Lottery"
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THE GIVER
M.P. 3
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"Flowers for Algernon"
Ray Bradbury
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"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
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Debates
PARCC Training
M.P. 4
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"The Diary of Anne Frank"
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Videos (Franks/Nazi Germany)
Homework
My Class
Novels
Short Stories
My Teaching Philosophy
Grading Scale
What to Expect This Year
Classroom Rules/Procedures
Materials Needed
Academic Integrity
Email Etiquette
References
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Literary References
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Plot Diagramming
Allusions
Symbolism
Tone vs. Mood
Characterization
Point of View
Irony
Sentence Patterns
Grammar
Symbolic Objects
Proper MLA Format
Links
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Writing
Reading
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Must Read Novels
Grammar
Poetry
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
Can't decide what to read next? Here are sites offering book recommendations:
Good reads
Your next read
Book Recommendations for guys
Teen reads
Here is a collection of classic books that you can read right on your laptop:
classic books
Classic short stories
American Short stories
Online books page
Full books
online literature
Bartleby - prose, verse, reference
absolute shakespeare
Classic English Literature notes
Do you have a Nook, Kindle, or iPad? Here are some links for free books to upload onto your eReader:
Project Gutenburg
Feedbooks
Manybooks
epub books
Open Library
ebooks @ Adelaide
How do I get free books onto my eReader...click below!
How to Upload free books
Popular book sites (also great for book reviews):
Barnes and noble
Amazon books
Summaries and explanations:
Sparknotes
Mythology
Mythology coloring sheets