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Title: Text response- quote given in the topic
Post by: soccerboi on June 19, 2012, 06:26:12 pm

Hi guys, when a quote is given in the topic for a text response, are we expected to explain it in the intro? or do we use the quote given to generate and channel our ideas?

e.g
Text: A Farwell to arms
Topic: "There is nothing worse than war." This is a story about war and its effect on human beings. Discuss.

For the above topic, if we ignore the quote and just wrote an essay addressing part of the topic : This is a story about war and its effect on human beings. Discuss.
Would we be penalised? How could they tell that you have considered the quote? I mean like the quote is about war and the second part of the topic is about war, so if we write about war, doesn't that cover everything in the topic?

Title: Re: Text response- quote given in the topic
Post by: Somye on June 19, 2012, 08:30:36 pm

I think the quote is to primarily channel your ideas, although I can't see it being detrimental if you talk about it in the intro...

I often either analyse the quote in one of my body paragraphs, or integrate into my conclusion somehow as a way of tying up the topic

Someone else may be able to offer a better insight though!

Title: Re: Text response- quote given in the topic
Post by: teacher28 on June 20, 2012, 08:22:42 am

Quote from: soccerboi on June 19, 2012, 06:26:12 pm

Hi guys, when a quote is given in the topic for a text response, are we expected to explain it in the intro? or do we use the quote given to generate and channel our ideas?

e.g
Text: A Farwell to arms
Topic: "There is nothing worse than war." This is a story about war and its effect on human beings. Discuss.

For the above topic, if we ignore the quote and just wrote an essay addressing part of the topic : This is a story about war and its effect on human beings. Discuss.
Would we be penalised? How could they tell that you have considered the quote? I mean like the quote is about war and the second part of the topic is about war, so if we write about war, doesn't that cover everything in the topic?

You should place the quote in its context in your introduction (who said it, to whom and why?) and relate it to the topic throughout your response.

This is the only time that you would include a reference to a quote in your introduction.