You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mr. Azinger from Seattle, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mr. Azinger is requesting

Creating Critical Thinkers Through Comics

Help me give my students updated graphic novels that will help them navigate the complex culture in which they are growing up.

  • 5 donors
  • $677 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Mr. Azinger for his next project!

Help Mr. Azinger

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Mr. Azinger for his next project!

My Project

Our students have been flocking to the manga and graphic novels collection to check out their favorite books to read, re-read, and read yet again! They can't get enough, and are constantly suggesting new titles and updates to well-loved copies of their favorites! And the best part is that graphic novels help our students furthest from educational justice understand nuance in writing.

Graphic novels are excellent for building reading stamina, but more importantly they help students develop critical thinking skills, identify subtlety in writing, and better process the complex ideas in their lives and in their learning.

Students who read graphic novels can explore everyday situations through complex ideas without having to navigate multiple paragraphs of exposition that would be required in an article or textbook. Even better, these well-drawn panels and visual depictions show our students complex situations in families, relationships, school, culture, society, conflict, and more. And by allowing our students to join these characters as they navigate complex situations, our students can alongside the characters.

These skills help our students navigate their own lives and the complex social, emotional, and academic demands placed on them.

Mr. Azinger Chief Sealth International High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mr. Azinger

Seattle, WA View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

999 students impacted 5donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mr. Azinger is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION: EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE • Amazon Business $27.49 1 $27.49
Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined • Amazon Business $21.97 1 $21.97
Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 3 (Godzilla Library Collection, 3) • Amazon Business $21.80 1 $21.80
Bad Medicine • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Godzilla by James Stokoe Deluxe Edition • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 2 (Godzilla Library Collection, 2) • Amazon Business $18.80 1 $18.80
Ghost Roast • Amazon Business $17.66 1 $17.66
Indiginerds • Amazon Business $17.23 1 $17.23
Age 16 • Amazon Business $16.91 1 $16.91
No Rules Tonight: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $16.73 1 $16.73
I Feel Awful, Thanks • Amazon Business $16.30 1 $16.30
49 Days • Amazon Business $16.04 1 $16.04
Soara and the House of Monsters Vol. 1 • Amazon Business $15.80 1 $15.80
A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 1 (A Stepmother's Märchen) • Amazon Business $15.38 1 $15.38
My Oh My, Atami-kun, Vol. 1 (Volume 1) (My Oh My, Atami-kun, 1) • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
The Mushroom Knight Vol. 1 (1) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 1 • Amazon Business $14.80 1 $14.80
Your Letter (Your Letter, 1) • Amazon Business $14.80 1 $14.80
Punk Rock Karaoke • Amazon Business $14.60 1 $14.60
Brownstone • Amazon Business $13.78 1 $13.78
Cooking with Monsters (Book One): The Beginner's Guide to Culinary Combat • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
Call Me Iggy • Amazon Business $12.58 1 $12.58
Wolfpitch • Amazon Business $12.41 1 $12.41
Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp • Amazon Business $12.34 1 $12.34
Eight Limbs • Amazon Business $12.30 1 $12.30
Codex Black (Book Two): Bird of Ill Omen (Codex Black, 2) • Amazon Business $12.20 1 $12.20
Next Stop: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Taxi Ghost: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $10.60 1 $10.60
Codex Black (Book One): A Fire Among Clouds • Amazon Business $9.91 1 $9.91
Plain Jane and the Mermaid • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Mall Goth • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The New Girl #1) • Amazon Business $7.27 1 $7.27

Materials cost

$494.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $43.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$575.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.48

Total project goal

$676.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $676.51

3 Donors

-$313.18

Donations toward project cost

-$287.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.66

Matching donations from our partners

-$338.25

Match offers toward project cost

-$287.51

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.08

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Azinger and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"WA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/creating-critical-thinkers-through-comic/9139547/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":999,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. Azinger","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"471232945","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Seattle","teachersOnPage":[7653891],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":9139547,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"7653891":{"owner":"Mr. Azinger","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[9139547],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7653891_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1614903297895","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":17,"teacherChallengeId":21694163,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":7653891,"schoolCounty":"King","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":false,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"WA","name":"Washington"}}