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# Is Zinc aligned to standards?

## Yes! Discover how Zinc aligns with popular state standards.

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Every Zinc Learning Labs activity promotes reading skills that meet or exceed standard curriculum requirements. Check out the sections below to see how programs like [Zinc Journeys](https://help.zinclearninglabs.com/zinc-journeys) (which includes Level Placements, Ignition, and Missions) apply to Common Core, Florida, South Carolina, and Texas standards, plus the ACT and Digital SAT.

### Common Core

| **Ignition Skills** |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Ignition Section** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Zinc-ing: Use Your Senses, Make It Real | R.1 | Make inferences and understand explicit meaning |
|   | R.4 | Interpret words and phrases, including tone |
| Tracking: Pronouns, Navigators | R.5 | Analyze the structure of texts |
| **Article Reading Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Inference, Details | R.1 | Make inferences and understand explicit meaning |
| Big picture | R.2 | Determine the central idea(s) and theme(s) |
| Developing Ideas and Relationships (Fiction), Developing Ideas and Relationships (Nonfiction), Sequence | R.3 | Analyze the development of ideas, events, individuals |
| Words in Context, Tone | R.4 | Interpret words and phrases, including tone |
| Structure | R.5 | Analyze the structure of texts |
| Point of View | R.6 | Assess p.o.v. and purpose |
| Data Analysis and Multimedia | R.7 | Analyze data and multimedia |
| Arguments | R.8 | Delineate and evaluate the argument |
| Comparing Texts | R.9 | Analyze two texts on the same topic |
| **Article Writing Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Code** | **Name** |
| Argument/Opinion | W.1 | Write arguments |
| Explanatory/Informational | W.2 | Write informative/explanatory texts |
| Creative | W.3 | Write narratives |

### Texas TEKS

#### Middle School

| **Ignition Skills** |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Ignition Section** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Zinc-ing: Use Your Senses, Make It Real | MS Strand 5 | Comprehension Skills: Details |
| Tracking: Pronouns, and Navigators | MS Strand 10 | Composition: Writing Process |
| **Article Reading Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Words in Context | Strand 2 | Foundational Language Skills: Vocabulary |
| Big Picture | Strand 5 | Comprehension Skills: Comprehension and Synthesis |
| Details | Strand 5 | Comprehension Skills: Details |
| Inference | Strand 5 | Comprehension Skills: Inference |
| Developing Ideas and Relationships (nonfiction) | Strand 5 - nonfiction | Comprehension Skills: Synthesis |
| Developing Ideas and Relationships (fiction) | Strand 7 - fiction | Multiple Genres: Literary Elements |
| Sequence | Strand 6 | Response Skills: Logical Order |
| Comparing Texts (Reading) | Strand 6 | Response Skills: Comparing Sources |
| Structure | Strand 8 | Multiple Genres: Structural Elements |
| Data analysis and multimedia | Strand 8 | Multiple Genres: Multimodal and Digital Texts |
| Arguments | Strand 8 | Multiple Genres: Argumentative Text |
| Tone | Strand 9 | Author's Purpose and Craft: Mood and Voice |
| Point of View | Strand 9 | Author's Purpose and Craft: Point of View and Purpose |
| **Article Writing Skills** |   |   |
| Argument/Opinion | Strand 11C | Compose argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft |
| Explanatory/Informational | Strand 11B | Compose informational texts such as explanatory essays, reports, and personal essays using genre characteristics and craft |
| Creative | Strand 11A | Compose literary texts such as fiction and poetry using genre characteristics and craft |

#### High School

| **Ignition Skills** |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Ignition Section** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Zinc-ing: Use Your Senses, & Make It Real | HS Strand 4 | Comprehension Skills: Inference |
| Tracking: Pronouns, and Navigators | HS Strand 8 | Multiple Genres: Structural Elements |
| **Article Reading Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Words in Context | Strand 2 | Foundational Language Skills: Vocabulary |
| Big Picture | Strand 4 | Comprehension Skills: Comprehension and Synthesis |
| Details | Strand 4 | Comprehension Skills: Details |
| Inference | Strand 4 | Comprehension Skills: Inference |
| Developing Ideas and Relationships (nonfiction) | Strand 4 - nonfiction | Comprehension Skills: Synthesis |
| Developing Ideas and Relationships (fiction) | Strand 6 - fiction | Multiple Genres: Literary Elements |
| Sequence | Strand 5 | Response Skills: Logical Order |
| Comparing Texts | Strand 5 | Response Skills: Comparing Sources |
| Structure | Strand 7 | Multiple Genres: Structural Elements |
| Data analysis and multimedia | Strand 7 | Multiple Genres: Multimodal and Digital Texts |
| Arguments | Strand 7 | Multiple Genres: Argumentative Text |
| Tone | Strand 8 | Author's Purpose and Craft: Mood and Voice |
| Point of View | Strand 8 | Author's Purpose and Craft: Point of View and Purpose |
| **Article Writing Skills** |   |   |
| Argumentative/Opinion Writing | Strand 10C | compose argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft |
| Explanatory Informational Writing | Strand 10B | compose informational texts such as explanatory essays, reports, and personal essays using genre characteristics and craft |
| Creative Writing | Strand 10A | compose literary texts such as fiction and poetry using genre characteristics and craft |

### South Carolina College- and Career-Ready (SCCCR) English Language Arts (ELA) Standards

| **Ignition Skills** |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Ignition Section** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Zinc-ing: Use Your Senses, Make It Real | ELA.AOR.7 | Determine the meaning of words |
|   | ELA.AOR.8 | Analyze author's use of words and phrases |
| Tracking: Pronouns, and Navigators | ELA.AOR.5 | Evaluate author's word choice and structure |
| **Article Reading Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Dev (fiction), Tone | ELA.AOR.1 | Evaluate key elements to deepen meaning |
| Dev (nonfiction), Details | ELA.AOR.2 | Evaluate themes and central ideas |
| POV | ELA.AOR.3 | Evaluate author's point of view |
| Argument | ELA.AOR.4 | Evaluate author's perspective and argument |
| WIC, Structure | ELA.AOR.5: | Evaluate author's word choice and structure |
| Big Picture, Sequence | ELA.AOR.6 | Summarize and paraphrase text |
| WIC | ELA.AOR.7 | Determine the meaning of words |
| WIC | ELA.AOR.8 | Analyze author's use of words and phrases |
| Data analysis and multimedia | ELA.AOR.10 | Evaluate multimedia and its impact on audiences |
| Comparing Texts | ELA.R.1 | Comparing Texts |
| **Article Writing Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Code** | **Name** |
| Argument/Opinion | ELA.C.1 | Argumentative/Opinion Writing |
| Explanatory/Informational | ELA.C.2 | Explanatory Informational Writing |
| Creative | ELA.C.3 | Creative Writing |

### Arizona English Language Arts Standards

 

| **Ignition Skills** |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Ignition Section** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Zinc-ing: Use Your Senses, Make It Real | AZ R.1 | Make inferences and understand explicit meaning |
|   | AZ R.4 | Interpret words and phrases, including tone |
| Tracking: Pronouns, Navigators | AZ R.5 | Analyze the structure of texts |
| **Article Reading Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Inference, Details | AZ R.1 | Make inferences and understand explicit meaning |
| Big picture | AZ R.2 | Determine the central idea(s) and theme(s) |
| Sequence, Developing Ideas and Relationships (Nonfiction), Developing Ideas and Relationships (Fiction) | AZ R.3 | Analyze the development of ideas, events, individuals |
| Tone, Words in Context | AZ R.4 | Interpret words and phrases, including tone |
| Structure | AZ R.5 | Analyze the structure of texts |
| Point of View | AZ R.6 | Assess p.o.v. and purpose |
| Data Analysis and Multimedia | AZ R.7 | Analyze data and multimedia |
| Arguments | AZ R.8 | Delineate and evaluate the argument |
| Comparing Texts | AZ R.9 | Analyze two texts on the same topic |
| **Article Writing Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Code** | **Name** |
| Argument/Opinion | AZ W.1 | Write arguments |
| Explanatory/Informational | AZ W.2 | Write informative/explanatory texts |
| Creative | AZ W.3 | Write narratives |

### Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards (Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking)

| **Ignition Skills** |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Ignition Section** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Zinc-ing: Use Your Senses, Make It Real | ELA.R.3.1 | Figurative Language |
|   | ELA.R.3.2 | Summarizing |
| Tracking: Pronouns, Navigators | ELA.R.2.1 | Structure |
| **Article Reading Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Developing Ideas and Relationships (Fiction) | ELA.R.1.1 | Literary Elements |
| Big picture | ELA.R.1.2 | Theme |
| Point of View, Tone | ELA.R.1.3 | Perspective and Point of View |
| Structure, Words in Context | ELA.R.1.4 | Poetry |
| Structure | ELA.R.2.1 | Structure |
| Big picture | ELA.R.2.2 | Central Idea |
| Point of View, Words in Context, Arguments | ELA.R.2.3 | Purpose and Perspective |
| Arguments | ELA.R.2.4 | Argument |
| Words in Context | ELA.R.3.1 | Interpreting Figurative Language |
| Details, Big picture | ELA.R.3.2 | Paraphrasing and Summarizing |
| Comparing Texts | ELA.R.3.3 | Comparative Reading |
| Arguments, Words in Context | ELA.R.3.4 | Understanding Rhetoric |
| Words in Context | ELA.V.1.3 | Context and Connotation |
| **Article Writing Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Code** | **Name** |
| Creative | ELA.C.1.2 | Narrative Writing |
| Argument/Opinion | ELA.C.1.3 | Argumentative Writing |
| Explanatory/Informational | ELA.C.1.4 | Expository Writing |

 

### ACT Standards

| **Ignition Skills** |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Ignition Section** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Zinc-ing: Use Your Senses, Make It Real | WME | Word Meanings and Word Choice |
| Tracking: Pronouns, Navigators | TST | Text Structure |
|   | RA | Rhetorical Synthesis |
|   | TR | Transitions |
|   | BOU | Boundaries |
|   | FSS | Form, Structure, and Sense |
| **Reading and Writing Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Details, Inference, Data Analysis and Multimedia | CLR | Close Reading |
| Big picture | IDT | Central Ideas, Themes, and Summaries |
| Sequence, Developing Ideas and Relationships (Nonfiction), Developing Ideas and Relationships (Fiction) | REL | Relationships |
| Words in Context, Tone | WME | Word Meanings and Word Choice |
| Structure | TST | Text Structure |
| Point of View | PPV | Purpose and Point of View |
| Arguments | ARG | Arguments |
| Comparing Texts | SYN | Multiple Texts |
| Argument/Opinion | WRI | Argumentative essay |

### SAT/dSAT Standards

| **Ignition Skills** |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Ignition Section** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Zinc-ing: Use Your Senses, Make It Real | WIC | Words in Context |
| Tracking: Pronouns, Navigators | TSP | Text Structure and Purpose |
| **Article Reading Skills** |   |   |
| **Zinc Skill** | **Standard** | **Name** |
| Big picture, Details, Developing Ideas and Relationships (Nonfiction), Developing Ideas and Relationships (Fiction) | CID | Central Ideas and Details |
| Arguments | CET | Command of Evidence (Textual) |
| Data Analysis and Multimedia | CEQ | Command of Evidence (Quantitative) |
| Inference | INF | Inferences |
| Words in Context | WIC | Words in Context |
| Tracking, Point of View, Structure | TSP | Text Structure and Purpose |
| Comparing Texts | CTC | Cross-Text Connections |
| Structure | RA | Rhetorical Synthesis |
| Structure | TR | Transitions |
| Structure | BOU | Boundaries |
| Structure | FSS | Form, Structure, and Sense |

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