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Mr. Mayne-Rizzi from Sacramento, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Mayne-Rizzi's classroom raised $2,458

Legitimizing Comics Through Diverse Graphic Novels

My students need access to diverse graphic novels such as Persepolis, Maus, American Born Chinese, and Pride of Baghdad in order to better represent the literary merit that comics contain.

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Mr. Mayne-Rizzi Valley High School
Sacramento, CA Grades 9-12

My Students

I have the honor of being able to teach the inaugural Culture of Comic Books class here at my high school at the start of the 2018-2019 school year. They will be a mix of Juniors and Seniors.

These students come from diverse backgrounds, language ability, and home lives, but what unites them is their passion for alternative literature and their ability to look past the page and let their imaginations run free.

These students are eager to see their hobbies and passions legitimized and taken seriously in an elective, scholarly classroom setting. They want to prove that comic books are not just a low-brow interest but something that has true literary merit, along with being able to learn more about the process of creating comic books and graphic novels themselves.

My Project

The graphic novels selected are examples of diverse comic books with serious literary merit. Each student will be able to have access to an individual text in order to help them better access the classroom material. By having an individual text, students will also be able to better collaborate in their analysis by being able to experience the graphic novels individually and later bringing their ideas to a larger group.

These four graphic novels, Persepolis, American Born Chinese, Maus, and Pride of Baghdad, were specifically selected to be diverse in ethnicity & gender as well as in art style and text complexity in order to more broadly connect to the students in my classroom as well as being accessible to students with special needs and English Learner status.

Through the whole-class study of these texts, students will strengthen their analytical skills and utilize a wide array of skills that are outlined within the Common Core ELA standards such as the interpretation of fictional texts in different mediums and from diverse backgrounds.

But most importantly, these graphic novels were chosen because they represent the diversity that is in general lacking from the traditional English classroom with the focus on the established English canon. With these comic books, these graphic novels, my students will be able to see the diversity within themselves in what they are reading and will become more connected with their learning. It is difficult to provide access to these modern texts, so any support is utmost appreciated. Thank you so much!

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

38 students impacted 37 donors
Mr. Mayne-Rizzi Valley High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Sacramento, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

38 students impacted 37donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Maus I and II Paperback Boxed Set, Set • AKJ Education $23.29 35 $815.15
Pride of Baghdad • AKJ Education $10.94 35 $382.90
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood • AKJ Education $10.91 35 $381.85
American Born Chinese • AKJ Education $8.02 35 $280.70

Materials cost

$1,860.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $170.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$27.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,088.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$368.60

Total project goal

$2,457.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,457.35

33 Donors

-$2,291.10

Donations toward project cost

-$1,981.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$309.45

Matching donations from our partners

-$126.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$107.10

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.25

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 $0.00

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