Last week I posted about a new project I was working on, linking the U.S. research on close reading with the Australian research around the Four Resources Model (Freebody & Luke, 1990). I created three resources to use with a school I was working with this week. The first one is based on the picture book, "Blossom Possum - The Sky is Falling Down-Under" (see below): This resource was designed for students in the early years (up to Year 3). The second resource is based on two original poems…