Article: “Ten Failed Utopian Cities That Influenced the Future” by Annalee Newitz and Emily Stamm
Examine utopian ideals in urban design / Respond to 1-3 cities (one city per body paragraph, or 3 different aspects of one “failed” city.
Consider the problems that these cities aim to solve in order to achieve a ‘utopian ideal.’
What unintended consequences might result (or did result)? Personal experiences and observations, current urban design ideas (give credit) and your own ideals can be factored into your responses.
Topic Sentence: Write an arguable statement in response to an aspect of the city or story.
Quote or Summarize a salient part of the story / aspect of the failed city.
Explain / interpret the quote in support of your argument. Signal your interpretation with: In other words / What this means is that /
Provide concrete examples that support your topic sentence / consider analogies, i.e. similar practices or events that support your analysis.
For example, an historical event that mirrors the action/ideal in the story or article.
Concluding Sentence: Affirm that the topic sentence has been ‘proven,’ then transition to the next paragraph.
