I Love Lucy - Lucy Starts Her Novel

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Lucy starts writing a novel and includes Ethel, Fred, and Ricky in it. She reads some of it to Ricky, who notices some inaccuracies. This clip is from the episode, "Lucy Writes a Novel."

This clip can be used to teach creative and descriptive writing. Lucy's description of Ricky's journey to the United States from Cuba is detailed and makes strong use of imagery. After Ricky points out the inaccuracies, Lucy offers some words of wisdom: writers twist the truth in order to make their work more exciting. Lucy then protects her work when the group tries to read it before she is ready to share it with them.

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