My Fair Lady

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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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/my-fair-lady

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. How long is My Fair Lady?2,717 performances
2. What is the literary origin?George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play, Pygmalion
3. What is the musical book and lyrics?Alan Jay Lerner
4. What is My Fair Lady about?My Fair Lady is a musical about a flower girl named Eliza who learns to speak like a fancy lady with the help of Professor Higgins. It shows how language can change how people see each other and explores class and identity.
5. Who is Professor Henry Higgins?Professor Henry Higgins is a linguistics professor who teaches Eliza how to change her speech and manner to sound like a duchess. He uses science and practice to help her.

Phonetics: The scientific study of speech sounds, their production, and their perception.
Social Stratification: The hierarchical arrangement of social classes within a society.
Linguistic Determinism: The idea that the language one speaks influences how one thinks and perceives the world.