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Pygmalion

by George Bernard Shaw

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears across 2 curriculum references, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Pygmalion is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 9–12
Age range
Ages 14–18
Pages
96
Reading time
about 1h 45m (est.)
First published
1913
Genre
Drama
ISBN-13
9780486282220

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About this book

George Bernard Shaw's play follows phonetics professor Henry Higgins, who bets he can pass off the Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle as a duchess by changing her speech. As Eliza transforms, the play questions class, language, and who gets to be treated as fully human. A common grades 9-12 text (and the basis for My Fair Lady) for studying social class and identity.

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Why widely assigned

This Drama title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 1910s; pairs with curriculum units on social class and identity; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

social class · identity · language and thought · gender

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Common questions

What grade level is Pygmalion?
Pygmalion is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. It appears on 2 school reading lists, from grade 11 to grade 12. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Pygmalion?
It takes about 1h 45m to read Pygmalion (96 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 105 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Pygmalion?
Pygmalion appears on reading lists for AP English Literature & Composition, IB Diploma Programme — English A: Literature. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Pygmalion banned in schools?
Pygmalion does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
What themes does Pygmalion explore?
Central themes in Pygmalion include social class, identity, language and thought, gender.

Why this book is on this list

How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 9–12 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
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