You may have been given a topic for your assignment. If not, you will need to select a topic that interests you within the assignment parameters. Examine your assignment and fully understand what you are being asked to do.
Examples of some things to be familiar with:
How many sources are required?
Example: 3 journal articles, 2 books
Where can these sources come from?
Example: books, databases, websites, videos
Do the sources need to be scholarly?
Example: Do they need to come from journals or can they be from popular sources like magazines or newspapers