ASC STUDY GUIDES

ASC Study Guides are excellent practical tools that can be implemented in a range of classrooms. -- Dava Romyanond, Harrow International School, Bangkok

ASC Study Guides are now available for purchase online, as PDF downloads or for print-on-demand.

ASC Study Guides Now Available on Lulu.com

Fourteen of our full-length Shakespeare Study Guides are available on Lulu.com: As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Hamlet, Henry V, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado about Nothing, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. 

Additionally, we include hard copies of our Study Guides to participants in our Teacher Seminars.  We will also provide PDF downloads of Study Guides to teachers bringing their classes to our Student Matinees.

You can also purchase Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen's book, ShakesFear and How to Cure It: A Handbook for Teaching Shakespeare, from the ASC Gift Shop online.

ASC Study Guides

• As You Like It --  Print-on-Demand -- Download
• The Comedy of Errors -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• Hamlet -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• Henry V -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• Julius Caesar -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• Macbeth -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• The Merchant of Venice -- Print-on-Demand
• A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• Much Ado about Nothing -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• Richard III -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• Romeo and Juliet -- Print-on-Demand
• The Taming of the Shrew -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• Twelfth Night -- Print-on-Demand -- Download
• The Two Gentlemen of Verona -- Print-on-Demand

Mini-Guides

• A Christmas Carol -- Download

Assessment and Evaluation

• Teacher Rubric - Sample (email Cass for customizable spreadsheet)
• Student Promptbook
• Line Assignment Guide - Sample (email Cass for customizable spreadsheet)

Supplements to Study Guides

• Dyslexia-friendly student handouts are available on request, using OpenDyslexic, a specially-weighted font designed to increase readability. Please contact Cass to request these handouts.
• Guide to Basics (for 7th grade to pre-AP level students)
• Name Tags
• "Blood Hath Been Shed" - Using stage blood
• "Blood Hath Been Shed" Scenes - from Titus Andronicus
• "Blood Hath Been Shed" Scenes - from Julius Caesar
• Daggers of the Mind - Air Broadswords Workshop
• Daggers of the Mind Scenes
• Cross-Curriculum Studies: Math -- Iambic Probability
• Cross-Curriciulum Studies: Math -- Stage Placement Permutations
• Cue Script Generator, courtesy of Michael Poston; Please contact Cass to request access.

Our Study Guides provide a comprehensive approach to teaching Shakespeare's plays through exploration of performance. You can also view activities from our Study Guides in-action on Youtube.

What have teachers thought about our study guides? Read testimonials here. If you've been using one of our study guides, we would love to hear about your experiences using it in your classroom -- Please email cass@americanshakespearecenter.com with any comments.

If you have questions about ASC Study Guides, please contact Cass Morris, Academic Resources Manager, at cass@americanshakespearecenter.com or 540.885.5588 x21.

• What's New and Improved in ASC Study Guides
• Interview with Academic Resources Manager Cass Morris
• Merchant of Venice Supplements

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