Hamlet & I Am Alfonso Jones
This curriculum pairs classic and contemporary texts to explore grief, justice, violence, memory, masculinity, and the afterlife of harm. Students compare Hamlet with I Am Alfonso Jones while developing literary analysis, thematic comparison, discussion, and written argument skills. Ideal for high school ELA, social justice literature, and text-pairing units.
Themes: Justice, Grief, Voice, and Public Memory
GRADES: 9–10
LENGTH: 10 lessons
DISCIPLINES: ELA • Theater • History
Hamlet & I Am Alfonso Jones
This curriculum pairs classic and contemporary texts to explore grief, justice, violence, memory, masculinity, and the afterlife of harm. Students compare Hamlet with I Am Alfonso Jones while developing literary analysis, thematic comparison, discussion, and written argument skills. Ideal for high school ELA, social justice literature, and text-pairing units.
Themes: Justice, Grief, Voice, and Public Memory
GRADES: 9–10
LENGTH: 10 lessons
DISCIPLINES: ELA • Theater • History