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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: April 14-18

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of prepositional phrases
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through narrative writing with fables

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of clauses
- Review: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 15 - 16
- Assessment: Thursday, April 17
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through introducing argumentative writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of clauses
- Review: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 15-16
- Assessment: Thursday, April 17
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through writing and presenting a Ted Talk

Week at a Glance: April 7-11

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of prepositional phrases
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through narrative writing with fables

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of clauses
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through presenting most influential PSAs and introducing argumentative writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of clauses
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through writing and presenting a Ted Talk

Week at a Glance: March 31-April 4

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of prepositional phrases
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through narrative writing with fables
Woman's History Webquest Due: Friday, April 4: time in class provided on Tuesday, April 1 to complete

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of clauses
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through informative in-text citations within most influential person writing and presenting PSAs
Woman's History Webquest Due: Friday, April 4: time in class provided on Tuesday, April 1 to complete

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of clauses
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through an introduction to Ted Talks
Woman's History Webquest Due: Friday, April 4: time in class provided on Tuesday, April 1 to complete

Week at a Glance: March 17-21

Grade 6:
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through descriptive writing - menus
Grade 7:
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through informative writing
Grade 8: to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through an introduction to Paul Harvey style narrative/informative writing

Week at a Glance: March 10-14

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through descriptive writing - menus

Grade 7:

to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through informative writing

Grade 8:

to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through an introduction to Paul Harvey style narrative/informative writing

Week at a Glance: March 3 -7

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through descriptive writing - menus

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of prepositional phrases, verb phrases, participles, and infinitives
- to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through informative writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of prepositional phrases, verb phrases, participles, infinitives, appositives, and gerunds
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through an introduction to Paul Harvey style narrative/informative writing

Week at a Glance: February 24 - 28

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through descriptive writing - menus

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of prepositional phrases, verb phrases, participles, and infinitives
- to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through script/commercial and informative writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of prepositional phrases, verb phrases, participles, infinitives, appositives, and gerunds
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through an introduction to Paul Harvey style narrative/informative writing

Week at a Glance: February 18-21

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
- Review: Tuesday, February 18
- Assessment: Wednesday, February 19
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 animal research presentations and descriptive writing - menus

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of prepositional phrases, verb phrases, participles, and infinitives
- 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 prepositional phrases, verb phrases, participles, infinitives, appositives, and gerunds
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through PSA script writing and presentations

Week at a Glance: February 10-14

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
- Review: Wednesday, February 12
- Assessment: Thursday, February 13
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 animal research essays and presentations

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: Monday, February 10
- Assessment: Tuesday, February 11
- 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 prepositional, adjective, and adverb phrases
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through PSA script writing and presentations

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

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: April 14-18

Week at a Glance: April 7-11

Week at a Glance: March 31-April 4

Week at a Glance: March 17-21

Week at a Glance: March 10-14

Week at a Glance: March 3 -7

Week at a Glance: February 24 - 28

Week at a Glance: February 18-21

Week at a Glance: February 10-14

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