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My name is Dr. Julie A. Brua, and I am very excited to return as a member of the staff at St. Joseph Catholic School (SJCS)! I have been blessed to work in education for over 37 years, teaching students from grade kindergarten through adults. This is my third year at SJCS.

I have earned the following degrees:

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from University of Illinois at Urbana with 13 years of experience in teaching English Language Arts in grades 6-7-8 while at Deer Path and Northbrook Junior High Schools;

Master of Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Illinois at Urbana;

Type 75 Endorsement in Administration from DePaul University;

Doctorate in Educational Administration and Superintendent Endorsement from Northern Illinois University;

Chief School Business Official Endorsement from Northern Illinois University; and,

English as a Second Language and Bilingual Endorsement from Benedictine and St. Francis Universities.

I have spent over 22 years in leadership positions while also serving in many roles associated with my faith: cantor, RCIA sponsor, religious education teacher, 8th grade Confirmation sponsor, Catholic school principal, etc. My daughter Audrey, who went through religious education at St. Joe's, is in college. My husband RJ and I live in Libertyville, and in our spare time, we enjoy exercising, spending time with family, and spoiling our dogs Paisley and Colsen. I feel blessed to be here.

About our English language arts program:

All of our middle school students will complete HMH Grammar lessons, and we will incorporate Gretchen Courtney's writing program and other genres of writing.

Our program offers support to students in many forms. In addition to the help and support I provide to all students in the classroom, IXL, an online practice program, offers additional support to students, including step-by-step demonstrations.

All of our students will leave St. Joseph Catholic School with a solid foundation in grammar and writing and will be ready for the challenges of high school English language arts.

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Week at a Glance: February 3-7

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to informative writing through paragraphing and animal research

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives.
- Review: Wednesday, February 5
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by an introduction to script/commercial writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives.
- Review: Tuesday, February 4
- Assessment: Wednesday, February 5
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through PSA script writing

Week at a Glance: January 27-31

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to informative writing through paragraphing and animal research

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, etc.
- Assessment: Monday, January 27
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by an introduction to script/commercial writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, etc.
- Assessment: Monday, January 27
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through SJCS Memory Poems and PSA script writing

Week at a Glance: January 21-24

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of using verbs correctly (tenses, unusual verbs, etc.)
- Review: Tuesday, January 21
- Assessment: Thursday, January 23
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to informative writing through paragraphing and animal research

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, etc.
- Review: Thursday, January 23
- Review: Friday, January 24
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by an introduction to script/commercial writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, etc.
- Review: Thursday, January 23
- Review: Friday, January 24
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through SJCS Memory Poems and PSA script writing

Week at a Glance: January 13-17

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of using verbs correctly (tenses, unusual verbs, etc.)
- Review: Wednesday, January 16
- Assessment: Thursday, January 17
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to teaching presentations on The Lions of Little Rock

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, etc.
- Review: Thursday, January 16
- Assessment: Friday, January 17
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by teaching presentations on Fever 1793

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, etc.
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through SJCS Memory Poems

Week at a Glance: January 7-10

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of using verbs correctly (tenses, unusual verbs, etc._
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to research for the best pet

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, etc.
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by researching informative writing: in-text citations

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, etc.
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through "Why I Love SJCS" informative essays

Week at a Glance: Dec. 16-20

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of using verbs correctly
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to recipe writes/research for the perfect animal

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, etc.
- Module Review: Monday, December 16
- Module Assessment: Tuesday, December 17
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by creating a biographical music website

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, etc.
- Module Review: Monday, December 16
- Module Assessment: Tuesday, December 17
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through "If We Could Change the World" expository presentations

Week at a Glance: Dec. 9-13

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of using verbs correctly
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to recipe writes/research for the perfect animal

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, etc.
- Module Review: Friday, December 13
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by an intro to memoirs and biographical music website

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, etc.
- Module Review: Friday, December 13
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through "If We Could Change the World" expository essays

Week at a Glance: December 2-6

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of parts of a sentence
- Module Review: Wednesday, December 4
- Module Assessment: Thursday, December 5
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to recipe writes/research for the perfect animal

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, etc.
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by intro to memoirs and biographical music website

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, etc.
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience of "If We Could Change the World" expository essays

Week at a Glance: November 18-22

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of parts of a sentence
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to recipe writes/research

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
- Thursday, November 21 - Module 1 Review
- Friday, November 22 - Module 1 Assessment
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by descriptive writing and intro to memoirs

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
- Thursday, November 21 - Module 1 Review
- Friday, November 22 - Module 1 Assessment
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to most influential 20th Century person speech process

Week at a Glance: November 25-26

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of parts of a sentence
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to recipe writes/research/journal writing

Grade 7:

to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by descriptive writing and intro to memoirs

Grade 8:

to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to most influential 20th Century person speech process

Week at a Glance: November 11-15

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of parts of a sentence
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to personal narrative

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by descriptive writing and intro to memoirs

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to most influential 20th Century person speech process

Week at a Glance: November 4 - 8

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuation rules II
- Review: Monday, November 4
- Assessment: Tuesday, November 5
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to personal narrative

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules II
- Review: Monday, November 4
- Assessment: Tuesday, November 5
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by descriptive writing and intro to memoirs

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules II
- Review: Tuesday, November 5
- Assessment: Wednesday, November 6
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to most influential 20th Century person speech process

Week at a Glance: October 28 - November 1

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuation rules II
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to personal narrative

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules II
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by descriptive writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules II
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to most influential 20th Century person speech process

Week at a Glance: October 21-25

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuation rules
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to personal narrative

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules II
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by descriptive writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules II
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by creation of a music artist/group website and introduction to most influential 20th Century person speech process

Week at a Glance: October 14-18

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuation rules
- Review Tuesday, October 15
- Assessment Wednesday, October 16
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to personal narrative

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules II
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by elevator speech writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules II
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by cause/effect writing and creation of a music artist/group website

Name: Dr. Julie Brua
Position: Middle School ELA Teacher
Email: Send email
Phone: (847) 362-0730 x311

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Week at a Glance: February 3-7

Week at a Glance: January 27-31

Week at a Glance: January 21-24

Week at a Glance: January 13-17

Week at a Glance: January 7-10

Week at a Glance: Dec. 16-20

Week at a Glance: Dec. 9-13

Week at a Glance: December 2-6

Week at a Glance: November 18-22

Week at a Glance: November 25-26

Week at a Glance: November 11-15

Week at a Glance: November 4 - 8

Week at a Glance: October 28 - November 1

Week at a Glance: October 21-25

Week at a Glance: October 14-18