Best way to start your intro in a text response essay?

[studying_hard]

Generally what method do you believe is best when starting your intro? Some people use definitions, quotes etc and some do neither. I am a bit unsure what the best way to start my intro is. I want the exminer to get the best impression and we all know the intro is a vital piece of the essay.
Thanks

[Kotza]

im having the same problem too.
i really dont know how to start well :|

[kyzoo]

Just address the implications of the topic. That's all an introduction does really.

[2317]

when i choke with intro's (cant think of absolutley anything) i just choose the generic (and yes, dull) - (Author) in his novel ________ explores the_.... haha shit, but i guess better than nothing.  

[2317]

Just address the implications of the topic. That's all an introduction does really.

what do u mean 'implications of the topic' can you give an example. Please

[Kotza]

when i choke with intro's (cant think of absolutley anything) i just choose the generic (and yes, dull) - (Author) in his novel ________ explores the_.... haha shit, but i guess better than nothing. 

lol same here

i hate starting off with:
"in peter Goldsworthy's retrospective novel Maestro, he blah blah."

i swear ill spend 10 mins just thinking of something more engaging

[happyhappyland]

General intro, then I state authors intention for the novel then I signpost my three main points

[m@tty]

Make a general statement linking the text to the topic, I mean general as in it encompasses all of your arguments -- nothing overly specific.

Don't be too cliche though. That could possibly be the worst way to start your essay. Don't want to give the examiner a vibe of mediocrity from the onset.

[kyzoo]

Just address the implications of the topic. That's all an introduction does really.

what do u mean 'implications of the topic' can you give an example. Please

Well, the way the topic is worded brings up certain questions that you need to address in your text response

E.g. "The play shows Richard in such a way that it is impossible for an audience to feel any sympathy for him" Discuss

~ How exactly does the play show Richard?
~ Is it really impossible for an audience to feel sympathy for him? If so, why?
~ What does the audience feel for Richard, if they don't feel sympathy for him?

[2317]

Just address the implications of the topic. That's all an introduction does really.

what do u mean 'implications of the topic' can you give an example. Please

Well, the way the topic is worded brings up certain questions that you need to address in your text response

E.g. "The play shows Richard in such a way that it is impossible for an audience to feel any sympathy for him?"

~ How exactly does the play show Richard?
~ Is it really impossible for an audience to feel sympathy for him? If so, why?
~ What does the audience feel for Richard, if they don't feel sympathy for him?

Legend. You have taught me more for English in that post than my school teacher has the whole year. Thank you.

[year12]

Make a general statement linking the text to the topic, I mean general as in it encompasses all of your arguments -- nothing specific.

Don't be too cliche though. That could possibly be the worst way to start your essay. Don't want to give the examiner a vibe of mediocrity from the onset.

This is what I do as well! I was advised that it is always good to start with a general comment on the text. I incorporate a 3-word quotation into my first sentence, and I have found myself using this same first sentence for most of my essays.

[m@tty]

Make a general statement linking the text to the topic, I mean general as in it encompasses all of your arguments -- nothing specific.

Don't be too cliche though. That could possibly be the worst way to start your essay. Don't want to give the examiner a vibe of mediocrity from the onset.

This is what I do as well! I was advised that it is always good to start with a general comment on the text. I incorporate a 3-word quotation into my first sentence, and I have found myself using this same first sentence for most of my essays.

It's probably not quite the same as what I was getting at if you are using the exact same start regularly.

I am suggesting something highly relevant to the prompt.

[lynt.br]

Most of my first lines were fairly generic as well. I think that's normal, seeing how you aren't given much flexibility in your introduction anyway. One thing I did try to avoid was starting with 'In X's novel, 'Y'....'. I tended to open with a framing sentence that briefly describes to where the book is set and its central ideas. This creates more of a 'funnel' effect where you move from general to specific. I found this read better than introductions where the reader is immediately dropped into a very specific discussion without warning.

Of course, the key word is 'brief' and I would never take more than one sentence to do all of this. Otherwise, your risk sounding too 'general' and 'not addressing the prompt'.

[studying_hard]

Make a general statement linking the text to the topic, I mean general as in it encompasses all of your arguments -- nothing specific.

Don't be too cliche though. That could possibly be the worst way to start your essay. Don't want to give the examiner a vibe of mediocrity from the onset.

This is what I do as well! I was advised that it is always good to start with a general comment on the text. I incorporate a 3-word quotation into my first sentence, and I have found myself using this same first sentence for most of my essays.

what is it?
if that is okay

[Souljette_93]

In one of the VCAA Assessment Reports, an introduction kicked off like this:

___________ once said that, "______________________________________________________". The quintessential nature of this reflection is strongly conveyed in ____author/director____'s ________title_________.

Was this a high response?