Before choosing a topic, you need to make sure you understand your assignment. The assignment requirements will help you determine an appropriate topic. Pay attention to things such as:
- Paper length
- a short paper will require a focused idea, and a longer paper a broader one.
- Due date(s)
- make sure you give yourself ample time to explore sources and modify your topic
- Required source types
- keep in mind the information cycle - scholarly sources take longer to publish, so topics focused on specific recent events can be problematic.
