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1. Read through the synthesis prompt for Question 1 in the link below (scroll down).

2. Decide within your group a stance with respect to the prompt's question.

3. Read through each source.

4. Create both an argument and a counterargument for each source and post them both in the column for that source.

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Question 1:

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the same % of population for rich and poor and everyone in between do not want to vault the penny.

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Pro penny: It's tradition, Has been around since the creation of our country's currency.

Con: Change is antiquated compared to cash or credit, vaulting it would make transactions so much easier.

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The penny should be eliminated because today the penny is mucky and worthless. No one keeps track of their lose change and its just a burden to have extra change in their pockets and wallets. Its such a waste of time for cashiers to have to be opening a new bag of pennies every time they run out. Pennies now a days are worthless and no one really cares of keeping them. Some may say they like collecting coins and saving them up, but that can become a storage burden and it takes a very long time to get a lot of money from saving pennies.

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Arguments: the penny is practically useless today, people do not care about losing a penny or two because of their worthlessness, and they are made of 97.5% zinc, not copper. If the production of pennies was discontinued, we could make more $1 coins out of that copper.

Counter-Argument: people may not use the penny as much as they used to, but it is still apart of today's economy, and the people do not want their pennies taken away. We can save those pennies over time to value more, and I think we enjoy the journey of saving money, one cent at a time.

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Despite the overwhelming support for keeping the penny, population consent doesn't equate to scientific data that suggests otherwise

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Pro penny: Pennies allow for commemoration of Abraham Lincoln, were recently redesigned for the first time in 50 years to celebrate his 200th birthday.

Con: Abraham is already on the 5 dollar bill, a much more valuable currency what does a better job of memorializing than the practically worthless penny.

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Abolish Penny: They cause more trouble than their worth. The people who make them are more useful at tracking counterfeits.

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Keep Pennies: As much as they frustrate customers as they fish them out of their pockets. The fact that they need to put themselves through that situation is enough to keep them

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Pro penny: Most other countries also have a 1 cent denomination of currency, or an equivalent. In contradiction to Safire's article, 2/3 of all pennies don't drop out of circulation. Cites a source saying only 6 percent do, which is the same as other coinages.

Con: Just because other countries have one, doesn't mean we need one. I also find it hard to believe that only 6 percent drop out, and that statistic has also probably risen dramatically since 2002.