One way that success in integrating literature into middle school classrooms has been achieved is by the systematic study of different genres of literature. Through a variety of activities, students can be engaged in comparisons, contrasts, and other higher-level thinking skills. Response journals, in which students react to their reading by writing, provide another avenue to promote reflection about the literature being read. To develop student interest in reading literature, teachers might try the following techniques: (1) suggest books that match student interest; (2) read literature aloud to the students; (3) give students time to read in class; and (4) make a great number of books available to students. (RS)