As Natalie requested assistance in writing and organizing her lengthy economics essay, we today reviewed the portions she had drafted , and I provided organizational and writing assistance in following the outline we previously prepared. We also looked at the research I had provided ,and I pointed out areas in the research that could be incorporated into the essay. I suggested that if and when she hits a writing roadblock, at least for a first draft , she refer back to the research sources and then ,as a first step, to simply rewrite the research using her own words. This technique worked well ,and we were able to complete a first draft of most of the essay ,and ,in fact, Natalie was able on her own to complete in class the last portions of the first draft. For homework, I assigned three pages from the text as review and as a basis for a closer examination of the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Specifically, we will be analyzing the intent and purpose of current US federal regulations in contrast to the intent and purpose of the regulations imposed in Ayn Rand's dystopia.