1. A major individual research effort.
2. Approx. 15 pages but that depends on the difficulty of the topic.
3. Double spaced, 12 pt font, 1" margins all around.
4. FORMAL DOCUMENTS ARE NEVER RIGHT JUSTIFIED. Justify left margin only.
5. Topic relating to class but more importantly something that you are really interested in.
6. Cover page, abstract, introduction, literature review section, then SEPARATELY your opinion section.
7. 5-7 references on a reference page.
I prefer footnotes although established style requirements presently use endnotes.