Welcome to Mrs. Tonya Clark's class!
*Social Studies
Completed Topics
Unit 1: Connecting Themes (This is not tested)
- Belief and Ideas
- Conflict and Change
- Individuals, Groups and Institutions
- Location
- Movement/Migration
- Production, Distribution and Consumption
- Scarcity
- Technological Innovation
Unit 2: Citizenship, Business and the Government
- Bill of Rights
- United States Constitution
- amendment process
- due process of law
- responsibilities of a citizen
- 4 major sectors of the US economy
Unit 3: Westward Expansion at the Turn of the Century
- Cattle Trails: Chisholm Trail, Goodnight-Loving Trail and The Great Western Trail
- Inventors and Inventions: Thomas Edison; microphone, phonograph, motion-picture camera, & incandescent light bulb. Alexander Graham Bell; telephone. Wright Brothers; first successful airplane. George Washington Carver; many products using peanuts and sweet potatoes.
- William McKinley/Spanish American War
- Theodore Roosevelt/Panama Canal
- Immigration to the United States (Where did they come from, where did they settle and why did they come?)
Unit 4: World War I and The Jazz Age
- WWI
- Jazz Age
- Treaty of Versailles
- Lusitania
- Louis Armstrong
- Langston Hughes
- Babe Ruth
- Henry Ford
- Charles Lindbergh
Unit 5: The Great Depression and The New Deal
- The Stock Market Crash of 1929
- The Dust Bowl
- Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Soup Kitchens
- The New Deal
- The Works Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps. and The Tennessee Valley Authority
- Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, and Jesse Owens
Unit 6: World War II
- German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia
- Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, Hirohito, Harry S. Truman, Benito Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler
- Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Atomic Bomb
- Rationing and changing roles of women (Rosie the Riveter) and African Americans (The Tuskegee Airmen)
- Eleanor Roosevelt and the United Nations
Current Topics
Unit 7: War Turns Cold
- The Rise of Communism and the Iron Curtain
- Wars to Stop the Spread of Communism
- Important Events to Stop Communism and Protect America
- Important Figures During the Cold War
- NATO
Upcoming Topics
Unit 8: Civil Rights Address Civil Wrongs
- Jim Crow Laws
- Important Civil Rights Events
- Important Civil Rights Leaders
- Assassinations of Important American Figures
- Technology Advances in Space and Entertainment
Unit 9: United States from 1975 to the Digital Age
- Ronald Reagan and the Collapse of the Soviet Union
- September 11th, 2001
- The Computer and the Internet
Unit 10: Building a Budget
- Creating a Budget
- Income, Saving, and Expenses
Upcoming Tests:
Unit 7 Assessment Thursday March 28, 2024
Study Guide
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Mrs. Clark's Daily Schedule
- Dragon Time (Math, ELA, & Science Review and Enrichment 8:30-9:00
- Block 1A 9:00-9:43
- Block 1B 9:43-10:25
- Block 2A 10:25-11:07
- Block 2B 11:07-11:50
- Lunch 11:50-12:15
- Recess 12:15-12:35
- Block 3A 12:35-1:17
- Block 3B 1:17-1:59
- Camp 2:00-3:00
My name is Tonya Clark. My husband, John and I live in Talking Rock. I have been teaching for 17 years in Pickens County and have loved every moment! I feel very blessed to continue my career as a part of the dynamic 5th grade team at Jasper Middle School! I am beginning my 18th year teaching 5th grade S.S. I hope to help your children develop a love for this subject and a desire to learn. My goal is to inspire my students to reach for the stars and provide them with the tools that they will need to succeed!
Education:
2012 Gifted Endorsement
2010 ESOL Endorsement through CaseNEX online professional development partnered with North Georgia College and State University. This is an add-on certification to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
2008-2009 Piedmont College, ED.S. (Education Specialist in Teaching and Learning)
2005-2008 Brenau University, M.E.D. (Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education)
1999-2005 Reinhardt College, B.S. Early Childhood Education (Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education P-5)
Teaching Experience:
2022-Present Pickens County Board of Education Jasper Middle School, 5th Grade S.S. Teacher
2018-2022 Pickens County Board of Education Jasper Middle School, 5th Grade Math Teacher
2017-2018 Pickens County Board of Education Jasper Elementary School, 4th Grade Teacher
2015-2017 Pickens County Board of Education Jasper Elementary School, 2nd Grade Teacher
2013-2015 Pickens County Board of Education Jasper Elementary School, Kindergarten Teacher
2005-2013 Pickens County Board of Education Tate Elementary School, 3rd Grade
Email: tonyaclark@pickenscountyschools.org
Phone: 706-253-1730
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ....... Maya Angelou
The mission of Jasper Middle School is to educate all students in a safe environment and to empower all to be lifelong learners and productive citizens.