As the first draft of Natalie's lengthy essay on the abandonment of the gold standard is due next week, today Natalie brought to class as her homework the first two paragraphs so that we could review her approach and discuss any suggestions. The first paragraphs followed the outline we previously prepared , and I let Natalie know her approach to the subject was good. We made and discussed a few language modifications for structure and clarity. I then distributed a study guide for "Anthem" and advised Natalie that after she finishes reading the book she will write a critique analyzing the validity of Ayn Rand's economic assumption i.e. that society as a whole only benefits from individual greed and self interest and that any government program with the goal of promoting the general welfare of the citizens will lead to the destruction of freedom and progress. Natalie began reading the introduction , and we discussed the narrator's point of view as well as the narrator's referring to himself as "we",not "I.". For homework due Tuesday, I assigned reading the introduction , chapter 1,and answering certain questions on ch. 1 from the study guide. The first draft of the lengthy essay is due Thursday.