Birth of Organized City Planning in the United States
Paper Instructions:
The memos are not to be summaries of the week’s readings; instead, they should contain your observations, comments, criticism, questions, and comparisons with other authors. Memos should include key excerpts from the readings to refer to and discuss, a list of discussion points or questions to ask the class regarding the readings, and some practical inquiry about the nature of how the planning history and theory topic relates to planning practice. Memos should contain your opinions and original thoughts – I want to know what your opinion is – even if it differs from mine.
If you don’t agree with the author, say so. You may cover all of the weeks readings, several of them, or just one. Rules for weekly memos (students who fail to follow these rules will receive no credit for that particular memo): No more than 50 words of text (total) may be quoted.
The citation guide The Chicago Manual of Style must be followed If you miss a class, the instructor will not allow you to turn in a memo for that week.
Students shall not cite Wikipedia Students shall not cite course lectures Students shall not simply summarize the weekly readings Students shall not plagiarize
The pages of memos shall be stapled. If you disagree with the author or the professor and present a good argument why you are correct, you may get extra credit.
If you disagree with the professor and present a good argument why you are correct – and change her mind (or at least make her question her own assumptions) about an issue – you will get extra credit.
