Related texts in introduction? (1 Viewer)

[theycallmebob]

Do you need to include your related and prescribed texts in the intro? I feel this somewhat limits how concise it is.

 

[cheepy5]

I think you should but you can get away with just mentioning the composer's/author's name and then naming the texts in the body paragraphs

 

[Absolutezero]

Yes, it's just good structure to do so. I get the feeling that if you can't fit it in well, then your intros aren't great to start with. They should roughly be:

Argument
What the argument means
What texts support this
What is it in these texts
How does this relate to your core argument

If you're not introducing your texts in your intro, then you really give no reason as to why you would be including them later on.

 

[cheepy5]

Whats your prescribed ?

 

[theycallmebob]

dickinson

 

[aphorae]

Yeah my intros were all 3-4 sentences (80-100 words) and I included all the texts names etc. Like Absolutezero said, it's best if you name the text and say how it relates to the concept/argument, e.g. "This is reflected in X's play, Y, which examines -, and A's film, B, which explores -." Just so the marker has some kind of general expectation/quick summary of your essay.