Interactions in Ecology and Literature

Tamra Stambaugh, Ph.D., is an assistant research professor and Executive Director of Programs for Talented Youth at Vanderbilt University. Eric Fecht, Ed.D., is an educational consultant for Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth. He supports a number of programs and special projects, including the Reading Academy at Vanderbilt. Emily Mofield, Ed.D., is an assistant professor in the College of Education at Lipscomb University. Her background includes 15 years experience teaching gifted students and leading gifted services.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Pretest Pretest Rubric Lesson 1 Everything Interacts: Concept Introduction and The Great Kapok Tree Lesson 2 Interactions Among Living and Nonliving Things: Ecosystems and Food Chains Lesson 3 Interactions and Literature: A Novel Study Lesson 4 Interactions and Perspective: Art Analysis Lesson 5 Interactions and Balance: Simulating Ecosystems Lesson 6 Interactions Through Words and Images: Poetry Analysis Lesson 7 Interactions and Invasive Species: Overpopulation of Wild Boars Lesson 8 Interactions Through Positive Relationships: Picture Book Study Lesson 9 Interactions and Change: The True Story of Ivan Lesson 10 Interactions and Teamwork Lesson 11 Interactions Within Us: Biography Study Lesson 12 Culminating Project Posttest Posttest Rubric References Appendix A: Instructions for Using the Models Appendix B: Blank Models and Guides Appendix C: Rubrics About the Authors Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Alignment Next Generation Science Standards Alignment

"This Cross-Discipline work makes learning more fun and pushes Gifted and Advanced Learners in Grades 2-3 to reach higher and excel in both Ecology and Literature. It is about time that works like this become more available to educators, to expand the material out there and to increase the knowledge available for future generations."Lewie Dunn, Georgia Military College, 3/14/18"An ideal curriculum supplement that is both teacher and student friendly in terms of tone, commentary, organization and presentation, Interactions in Ecology and Literature is an especially and unreservedly recommended for classroom teachers, as well as an addition to college and university library Teacher Education & Resources collections."James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review, 4/18/18