"If I were to attempt to introduce a beginner to Star Wars, Kaminski's book would be required reading ahead of time. They would have to know the history away from the marketing spin."

I'd say the first film holds up pretty well on its own. Just tell 'em that those few goofy CGI parts are new, and that should be enough.

PS:
Just my little opinion on the inserted Jabba scene - while it does contain redundant exposition , seems to make little sense at that place, and Solo stepping over the tail looks kinda hokey, I still like it a lot.
The way Jabba delivers lines like "why did you fry poor Greedo" is just way hilarious, and just screams "classic mafia boss homage".
While you may "blame" the quality in this scene on the fact that it was, well, shot way back before 1977, I find it hilarious and impressive how a lot of the natural irony in the dialogue and behavior comes from retroactively replacing that nervous, hammy old dude with, well, Jabba.
Han's respectless and laid-back attitude, the way Jabba gives in to the bargaining, and last but not least, the "you're a wonderful human being" line, all seem so much funnier.

Some people find it inconsistent how Jabba is such a wuss in this scene, but such a monstrous badass in Jedi. Though I think it adds a lot of charming irony to it all - Han KNOWS what Jabba is capable of while still talking like a badass, and Jabba's just being nice and polite like the stereotypical mafia boss - he'll treat you with respect and famialty up to a certain point, but if you REALLY step over the line, he'll have a bullet put in your head and feed you to the sharks without a second thought.
Also, he's just out in the street with a few thugs in that scene, not in the complete safety of his palace and the omnipotence that comes with dozens and dozens of monsters at your command. Han's missed his last chance, and now there's no more toying around with Jabba, or stepping on his tail - now you're just Bantha Poodoo.

I just like how, while the scene definitely feels like a deleted one forcefully reinserted back into the film, you can also see WHY they wanted to reinsert it, and it still works for the movie, and the series, in many ways.

So if she liked that, more power to her. Jedi Rocks, however... :D