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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. 
 

Posts

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 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

Week at a Glance: October 7-11

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 traits essay
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • 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
  • 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

Week at a Glance: September 30-October 4

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 traits essay
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
    • Review: October 2-3; Assessment: Friday, October 4
  • 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
    • Review: October 2-3; Assessment: Friday, October 4
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by cause/effect writing

Week at a Glance: September 23-27

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 traits essay
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by narrative writing
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by cause/effect writing

Week at a Glance: September 16-20

Grade 6: Please have a set of headphones and bring to school Monday, September 16 and Tuesday, September 17. 
 
Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuaion rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by introduction to character analysis writing
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by narrative writing
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by argumentation reading/writing

Week at a Glance: September 11 - 15

Please have a set of headphones and bring to school by Monday, September 11.
 
Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of capitalization rules: groups, organizations, religions, titles, structures, events, objects, first words, etc.
    • Study Guide Review - Tuesday, September 12
    • Assessment - Wednesday, September 13
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by Bingo card writing/journal and introduction to character analysis writing
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by narrative writing
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by argumentation reading/writing

Week at a Glance: September 9-13

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of capitalization rules
    • Module 11 Reviews: Tuesday/Wednesday, September 10-11
    • Module 11 Assessment: Thursday, September 12
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by journal writing and character analysis paragraphs. 
  • Please bring headphones to class by Monday, September 9.
Grade 7:
  • 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 narrative writing
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by argumentation writing

Week at a Glance: ELA September 3-6

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of capitalization rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by journal writing and character analysis paragraphs. 
  • Please bring headphones to class by Wednesday, September 4.
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of capitalization rules 
    • Study Guide Review - Thursday, September 5
    • Assessment - Friday September 6
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by narrative/memoir writing
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules introduction and review: proper adjectives, school subjects
    • Study Guide Review - Wednesday, Sept. 4
    • Assessment - Thursday, Sept. 5
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by argumentation reading/writing

Week at a Glance: ELA Sept 5 - Sept. 8

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of capitalization rules: groups, organizations, religions, titles, structures, events, objects
    • Study Guide Review - Friday, Sept. 8
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by Bingo card writing/journal
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules introduction and review: proper adjectives, school subjects.
    • Study Guide Review - Wednesday, Sept. 6
    • Assessment - Thursday, Sept. 7
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by narrative writing
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules introduction and review: proper adjectives, school subjects
    • Study Guide Review - Wednesday, Sept. 6
    • Assessment - Thursday, Sept. 7
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by argumentation reading/writing

Week at a Glance: August 26-30

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  email and letter writing using capitalization rules
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by email and letter writing using capitalization rules
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  email and letter writing using capitalization rules