JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://raw.github.com/documentcloud/underscore/1.4.2/underscore.js"></script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/documentcloud/backbone/0.9.2/backbone.js"></script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/tbranyen/backbone.layoutmanager/master/backbone.layoutmanager.js"></script>
  <div class="main">
    <div class="list-title"></div>
    <ol class="list-items"></ol>
  </div>

  <!-- Layout template -->
  <script type="template" id="main">
    <h1>My super important list...</h1>
    <p></p>
  </script>

  <!-- Item template -->
  <script type="template" id="item">
    <li>
      <%= name %>
    </li>
  </script>

JavaScript

Backbone.LayoutManager.configure({
    partial: function(root, name, el, append) {

      var $root = name ? $(root).find(name) : $(root);
      this[append ? "append" : "html"]($root, $(el).children().first());
    }
  });

  Backbone.LayoutView.extend({
    afterRender: function() {
      this.setElement(this.el.firstChild);
      this.delegateEvents();
    }
  });

    var Item = Backbone.LayoutView.extend({
      template: "#item",
        events: {
            'click': 'clickItem'
        },
        clickItem: function() {
            alert('just clicked');
        },
      serialize: function() {
        return { name: this.model.get("name") };
      }
    });

    var List = Backbone.LayoutView.extend({
      el: ".list-items",
      beforeRender: function() {

        this.collection.each(function(model) {
          this.insertView(new Item({
            model: model
          }));
        }, this);
      }
    });

    var ListTitle = Backbone.LayoutView.extend({
      template: "#main",
    });

    var main = new Backbone.Layout({
      el: '.main',

      views: {
        ".list-title": new ListTitle(),
        ".list-items": new List({
          collection: new Backbone.Collection([
            { name: "Tom" },
            { name: "Mary" },
            { name: "Martin" }
          ])
        })
      }
    });

    main.render();