Pygmalion

A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSICS EDITION OF

G EORG E B E R N A R D S HAW ’S

PYGMALION

By LAURA REIS MAYER
BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

S E R I E S

E D I T O R S

JEANNE M. MCGLINN, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Asheville
and
W. GEIGER ELLIS, Ed.D., University of Georgia, Professor Emeritus

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A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion

TABLE OF CONTENTS

An Introduction .......................................................................................3
Synopsis of the Play .................................................................................3
Prereading Activities .................................................................................6
During Reading Activities ......................................................................13
After Reading Activities .........................................................................21
About the Author of this Guide .............................................................29
About the Editors of this Guide .............................................................29
Full List of Free Teacher's Guides...........................................................30
Click on a Classic ..................................................................................31

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AN INTRODUCTION
To a generation of students raised on Disney films, George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion
is a familiar...