First Writing Assignment Analyzation

The purpose of our first writing assignment is to analyze text in a given field of interest in order to gain a greater understanding for it and enhance our ability to pull information from various sources. We are expected to write a minimum of 1250 words or 5 pages of content in order to receive full points on the assignment, and must be sure to analyze three academic sources along with three nonacademic sources. Some questions I have about this assignment are; where do we find our sources? What is the maximum amount of pages allowed? Will this assignment be graded as harshly as future projects?