I am sure this is quite a transition for you, from homeschooling to classroom schooling. At home, your "teacher" had certain requirements, but you could ask any time if you needed clarification. Now the people who are your teachers are strangers to you, and you are probably reluctant to ask too many questions.
Don't be afraid to get clarifications from any teacher. This is important because it is better to ask questions than to turn in assignments that do not meet a teacher's requirements and instructions.
Generally, headings for most kinds of school papers have your name, the name of the class and the class period, and maybe the name of the teacher at the top left. This is probably true even of a response journal, since the teacher will be reading the responses and might have to keep track of more than one class. Your teacher might appreciate titles for your entries, which are different from headings. A title will help the teacher by introducing him or her to the ideas in your response.
Whether the responses should be typed or handwritten is something you will have to clarify with your teacher. If you have a choice, I would vote for a typed version, if you have a computer. You will have to type many papers in your academic career, so now is a good time to get in the habit. You might be accustomed to doing your work in handwriting, but once you become accustomed to word processing, you will see how much easier it is to write. There were no computers when I was in high school, and when work had to be typed, it had to be typed over and over until it was right. We did not even have any "whiteout" products!
I want to emphasize that you should always ask questions when you don't understand. Teachers do get annoyed if you have to ask a question because you were not listening or did not read instructions, but they appreciate it when you ask about things that just are not clear to you.
Good luck!
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