Unit 1 Conflicts and Clashes ECR (Major)

Answer the ECR prompt. Use the example essay to help you answer the prompt. In your response, include an introductory paragraph, 2 body paragraphs with supporting evidence from the text and a conclusion.

How do the Young Lord and Blackheart’s character traits and ideas about rules influence the plot? Compare how their actions with rules change the plot and show what they believe about power and justice. Use text evidence from both stories to support your answer.

Example Essay

In the stories, Nimona and The Wise Old Woman, the two villains show their true colors leading to changes in the plots of both stories. Both the Young Lord and Blackheart reveal their true beliefs about power and justice through their relationships with rules. The Young Lord shows his power by making cruel rules against the elderly in his village; while Blackheart shows his idea of justice by exacting revenge on his nemesis, Goldenloin. This leads to ____________________________________________________________ in both stories.

In paragraph ____, the young lord was arrogant which led to him creating a rule that banished the elderly from his village, at the age of 70 because he believed ____________________________________________. This rule led to ____________________________ happening in the plot, in paragraph __________. In the end, ____________________________.

On page ______ of Nimona, Blackheart shows his anger and seeks revenge on ____________________________ because ____________________________. He hates the rules because the rules caused ____________________________ to occur, as stated on page ________. After that happened, Blackheart ____________________________. In the end, ____________________________.

In conclusion, both villains interact with rules in different and similar ways. They both exhibit the same character traits of ____________________________. They are also different in the ways they are villains. Blackheart changes in the story because of the rules by ____________________________. The Young Lord’s rules lead to a change in his behavior as well. He changes by ____________________________. As a result, the villains’ actions cause important changes in each story and show how their choices affect everyone around them.