There are three main different types of vocabulary sets:
Zinc article vocabulary sets that are created to supplement the articles on Zinc
Category-based vocabulary sets that allow you to search for sets by category type or title
Custom-made sets by teachers
See below for more details on each type.
Zinc article vocabulary sets
10-word decks of the most challenging words in the article
Designed to provide scaffolding for article comprehension
Students play the words in these decks just once, rather than the six times they see words in the other types of sets
Category-based vocabulary sets
Grade level vocabulary sets
Novel/literary
Curriculum support (SpringBoard, Core Ready)
ELL and support
Spanish language ELL
Subject area (including U.S. History, Global History, AP Computer Science, Biology)
Test prep (including Power SAT/ACT sets)
...and more!
A few to highlight:
Custom-made vocabulary sets
Create your own vocabulary set!
To create a customized deck, click on the Vocabulary tab and find the Create New Set button.
You will need to enter some basic information about the set before you can add words, including a title, grade levels, category, description, and image to identify the set.
Choose whether you want to paste in text for Zinc’s system to pull words from or simply type in the words you want.
When you paste in a text, we put the highest priority words first until we reach 50 words total. If you’re not getting all of the words you want from your text, you may want to try pasting in a shorter section. Our system knows over 6,000 words, so most of the ones you’re looking for should come up!