How many sources do I need to include? How do I find sources? Which sources are reliable? 

For humanities papers in general, unless there is specific language in the paper prompt about including a certain number of sources, including sources is not as much about fulfilling a required quota as it is about sufficiently contextualizing and supporting your thesis. It’s your job to figure out what is necessary and to exercise rigorous critical thinking about what is reliable.

A good, quick rule of thumb for the reliability of sources: if someone has to pay to access a scholarly source (that usually means using your U of T library account to access something that would otherwise be behind a paywall) then it’s a good bet. Look for university publishers and peer-reviewed journals; monitor the level of professional tone being deployed in the writing.

My assignments never have requirements for a “minimum number of sources” to cite; all my assignments expect you to figure that out for your particular argument. Never add sources just to pad your Works Cited list.

But the key is all about innovating through source citation: click through here for much more on that subject.