1) Must contain at least 10 sources (4 of which are peer review or book sources). A news article is not a peer reviewed source.
2) Your Research Question (Focus on questions that explain, we are not doing empirical research)
a. Answer Why did you choose this question?
b. Answer Do you think your question passes the So What? test and why?
c. Answer Who might benefit from your research in the real world?
i. Ex: Why are pop groups so successful in South Korea, but not in the US?
ii. This research might help someone in the music industry who is trying to debut a new pop group in the US understand the barriers that they may have to overcome.
d. Answer What sources do you expect to use to answer this question.
3) Your working thesis statement (You may have to do some research to create one if you are completely unfamiliar with the topic).
