Even if students are non-native English speakers and/or are native English speakers, it is likely that by living in New York City they have already been significantly exposed to vital aspects of Latin American culture, which features of music, food and/or the language itself. The problem with these popular hypotheses about the supposed identity of Latinos is that, like most hypotheses, they are often problematic, based on continually propagated false beliefs. As Jones mentions, these understandings “are transmitted both implicitly and explicitly to children who [are] acculturated to continue to construct and judge in similar ways” (58). The “Do Now” activity for this lesson will be: What do you know about Latin American culture? Students will be given a table (fig.1) where they will write their answers. They will have four minutes to write their “confirmatory” thoughts, in Spanish, about what they know or have heard about Latin American identity. Students will then share their answers, in an open dialogue, giving everyone the opportunity to express theirs