The Process of Creating
In Our Own Words
T
he Carlos Rosario School Literary-Arts
Magazine is an original collection of adult
basic education students’ writing and art. This
collection came out of an initiative to increase
student reading and access to high-interest
reading material in 2008. Our annual publication
is produced by a student editor, trained on Adobe
InDesign CS6, with teacher support. All students
are encouraged to submit their best work through
a school-wide multilingual campaign, resulting in
over 1,000 submissions annually!
T
hrough rounds of review, the student editor
selects which submissions to include in
the magazine and collaborates with the teacher
advisor on all aspects of the magazine production,
including layout, design, promotion, and
distribution. We are proud of In Our Own Words
for its contribution to the community of adult