KETELAAR, PIETER

Mr. Ketelaar

Welcome English 9 Honors and/or Journalism 2025-26 students!

Mr. Ketelaar is a writer, with experience and a little success in just about every type. He enters his 24th year teaching, all in Wall, where he grew up. Prior to getting into education, Mr. Ketelaar was a full-time, award-winning journalist, principally with "The Coast Star." For the last 23 school years he has been the advisor of the Wall High School news source, "The Crimson Courier." For the last several years, Mr. Ketelaar has been the co-advisor of the literary club. For the first time, Mr. Ketelaar will be a class advisor in 2025-26 for the Class of 2029! Mr. Ketelaar is married and he and his wife have a dog, Groot.

Mr. Ketelaar's extra help day is every B Day in A-15.

Grading in the English department:

Tests/essays/projects (major assessments) 50%
Quizzes (minor assessments) 30%
Classwork/homework 20%

Genesis for students/Genesis for parents or guardians

ELA supply list 2025-26

English 9 Honors

ENGLISH 9 HONORS

Credits: 5 Grade: 9

This course is designed for the student who has developed an exceptional proficiency in critical reading and thinking as well as advanced writing skills. Students are challenged with numerous fictional literary readings from several genres as well as related non-fiction. In addition, students complete many writing assignments in different modes, including literary analysis, narrative, and research-based informative using MLA style. Students explore the modes of writing on a more sophisticated level; journal writing will address students’ creative talents while other assignments will be analytical in nature. Vocabulary and grammar instruction are infused in the units of study.

Syllabus

2025 Summer Reading

Google Classroom will be available for each class in September!

Journalism

JOURNALISM

*This is a dual credit class in conjunction with Stockton University.

In Journalism, students are introduced to the concept of news and how to cover it. The goal of this course is to introduce students to basic reporting experiences including, but not limited to, interviewing, researching and writing news, features, opinions and editorials, sports and even try their hand at photo journalism. Students will be assigned stories that run the spectrum of the journalistic form with variable deadlines. They will also generate and develop their own story ideas with the ultimate goal of getting them approved and published. Additionally, students will be introduced to page make-up, layout, headline writing, advanced interviewing and layout terminology. This is a workshop course whose main function is to produce student-reported news. This course reinforces the technical knowledge and basic journalism skills. Students will hold such positions as editor-in-chief, managing editor, etc.

Syllabus

Google Classroom will be available for each class in September!