Shingle weaver

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/shingle-weaver

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the geographic origin of industry?Historically centered in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
2. What is the related trades?Carpentry, lumber milling, timber framing, and specialized roofing installation
3. Why do people use Western Red Cedar for roofs?Western Red Cedar is natural, smells nice, resists rot and bugs, and stays the same shape, so it is great for roofs.
4. How are wooden shingles made?Logs are cut into thin pieces, then shaped and bundled by shingle weavers using special machines.

Shingle Weaver: A worker in a wood products mill who manufactures wooden shingles or shakes.
Western Red Cedar: A coniferous tree native to the Pacific Northwest, known for its durable and aromatic wood.
Shakes: A type of wooden roofing material, often thicker and more textured than sawn shingles.
Wood Products Mill: An industrial facility dedicated to processing logs into lumber and other wood-based goods.