Text response

[Ameer]

Hello
Can you put quotes in introduction?

[Hadeharia]

I've always been taught not to. Save them for the body of the essay.

[Gazza15]

It can be done, like in VCAA assessment report high range responses. But you should try avoid it/ keep it minimal and instead use adjectives / expressive vocab. That is more advisable, but quotes can be used if you really need it... but try not to
e.g. ransom upper range response here
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/english/english_assessrep_11.pdf

[Felicity Wishes]

If it is appropriate, yes.

[alexa94]

Generally no, do not put quotes in your introduction, only in your body paragraphs. There is one exception, however. If there is a quote in your text response question then you MUST reference that quote somewhere in your introduction to show that you know its context/relevance to the text/film/play. I've been told this numerous time by my teacher and past high achieving students.

So basically: If the essay question you choose has a quote in it, then you must include this quote in your introduction. In any other situation don't put quotes in your introduction unless your teacher has stated otherwise.

[Somye]

OF course you can! There's no rule telling you not to...

Of course, I'd save the 'juicy' quotes for later in my body paragraphs where I can discuss them, but some of the basic quotes, maybe surrounding character descriptions that are aligned with your topic can be useful, and also demonstrate very early on that you have good textual knowledge of what you're discussing.

[Destiny]

No, you can't because you're not analysing anything in the intro, save it for your bodies.

[charmanderp]

No, you can't because you're not analysing anything in the intro, save it for your bodies.

Just because you're not analysing them it doesn't mean you can't use quotes to contextualise the essay question, or your contention.

If you feel it's going to work, go for it. Though like Somye said make sure you don't do this with a quote that would lend itself well to analysis as part of one of your body paragraphs.

[monkeywantsabanana]

No, you can't because you're not analysing anything in the intro, save it for your bodies.

There's nothing wrong with conceptual quotes?

I think it's perfectly fine. I have 1-2 quotes that sums up the text quite nicely. As long as you don't analyse those quotes...

[Destiny]

No, you can't because you're not analysing anything in the intro, save it for your bodies.

There's nothing wrong with conceptual quotes?

I think it's perfectly fine. I have 1-2 quotes that sums up the text quite nicely. As long as you don't analyse those quotes...

I disagree, what's the point of sticking quotes in there and not analysing them? It's a text essay, not a summary of the text itself. It is, IMO, a waste of perfectly good quotes and if you keep using the same one or two quotes, it sounds like a prepared essay.

[charmanderp]

No, you can't because you're not analysing anything in the intro, save it for your bodies.

There's nothing wrong with conceptual quotes?

I think it's perfectly fine. I have 1-2 quotes that sums up the text quite nicely. As long as you don't analyse those quotes...

I disagree, what's the point of sticking quotes in there and not analysing them? It's a text essay, not a summary of the text itself. It is, IMO, a waste of perfectly good quotes and if you keep using the same one or two quotes, it sounds like a prepared essay.

I'd suggest if you only have a few quotes in your arsenal you're not aiming for a particularly high score...

[Felicity Wishes]

No, you can't because you're not analysing anything in the intro, save it for your bodies.

There's nothing wrong with conceptual quotes?

I think it's perfectly fine. I have 1-2 quotes that sums up the text quite nicely. As long as you don't analyse those quotes...

I disagree, what's the point of sticking quotes in there and not analysing them? It's a text essay, not a summary of the text itself. It is, IMO, a waste of perfectly good quotes and if you keep using the same one or two quotes, it sounds like a prepared essay.

On the other hand, if you have a shitload of good quotes then using one in your intro isn't really a waste at all. I hardly do it but sometimes it fits really well.

In short, you CAN do it but not needed.

[monkeywantsabanana]

No, you can't because you're not analysing anything in the intro, save it for your bodies.

There's nothing wrong with conceptual quotes?

I think it's perfectly fine. I have 1-2 quotes that sums up the text quite nicely. As long as you don't analyse those quotes...

I disagree, what's the point of sticking quotes in there and not analysing them? It's a text essay, not a summary of the text itself. It is, IMO, a waste of perfectly good quotes and if you keep using the same one or two quotes, it sounds like a prepared essay.

I should have made it clearer, by "sum" I mean "contextualise" in the introduction. I think it's perfectly fine, it's not like you're throwing chunks of textual evidence at the examiner.

Oh well, each to his own. 

[saheh]

I love starting with a quote, if I have an appropriate one

For my On The Waterfront sac I began with:
'For the men of the Hoboken dockyards, the waterfront was like 'it ain't part of America'.'

I reckon it makes it just that bit more engaging
And my teacher says its totally fine

[charmanderp]

Definitely beats starting with "Elia Kazan's Academy Award winning film, On the Waterfront...." haha.