Literary Arts Magazine Spring 2014 | Page 4

The Process of Creating T he Carlos Rosario School’s 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 or editors, trained on Adobe InDesign CS6, with teacher support. All students are encouraged to submit their best work throught a school-wide multilingual campaign. T hrough rounds of review, the student editors select which submissions to include in the magazine and collaborate with the teacher advisor on all aspects of the magazine’s production: layout, design, promotion and distribution. We are proud of In Our Own Words for its contribution to the community of adult learners and for capturing the multicultural, adult learner perspective and spirit.