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And more importantly: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis it ever acceptable to take something that doesn’t belong to you?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as its starting point, this engaging KS2 teaching resource turns Shakespeare into a lively exploration of choices, consequences, persuasion and different points of view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than simply learning the story, pupils \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eget inside it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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