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I Am Alfonso Jones

What do we owe each other?

What is happening in this photo?

• Alfonso and his grandpa are talking

• They are talking about living as a black person

• How to protect yourself around police

• How to act, respond, and behave around others

Open Ended

How does the idea of, "What do we owe each other" apply here?

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What is happening in this photo?

• Alfonso's father is asked to continue staying in prison

• This is because Alfonso was killed

• They did not want an uproar of people to be upset

• What did Alfonso's dad do?

• Why?

Open Ended

Why do you think Alfonso's dad decided to stay longer?

Who do you think he was thinking about?

How does the idea of, "What do we owe each other?" apply here?

What is happening in this photo?

• People are protesting

• They learned that the police will not be charged with Alfonso's death

• They are angry, hurt and upset.

• Did they all know Alfonso personally?

• Why were they still upset?

Open Ended

What did those people feel responsible to do? Why?

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Our essential question is, "What do we

each other?"

What answers do you have to "what do we owe each other?" after reading this book so far?