Everything teachers need to successfully incorporate response journals into their teaching, including a step-by-step explanation of what response journals are, why and how they are used, the skills they develop and how they are formally and summatively evaluated. This detailed handbook offers a comprehensive catalog of questions to cue personal response on everything from books and read-alouds to television, movies, and media. Sample student responses, guidelines, and rubrics that will save teachers valuable classroom time; ready-to-use checklists; and evaluation forms for students and teachers complement this invaluable resource.