Do you need to motivate writing in your class? Do you want to make writing exciting and with a purpose? A Lantern of Dreams is a Language Arts Writing Project that can be done in class, in groups, at home, depending on the teacher. The students enjoy creating their paper lantern full of dreams for the semester, for the year, course, new nine weeks, or jut to have your class re-focus for the goals ahead. This document contains easy step by step directions, objectives, and a complete lesson wit