MEMORANDUM

To: My high school friends
From: Amanda Student
Date: October 6, 2006
Subject: Social host liability

The body of your memorandum should be double spaced (even though this sample is not double spaced) and divided into paragraphs. Be sure to number all your pages. A strong memorandum will cover these topics: when the police have the right to pull you over; when the police have the right to ask you to perform field sobriety tests; what those tests might consist of; what the driver’s rights are; what the consequences are if you fail the tests or refuse to take the tests. You may want to conclude with some suggestions on how teenage drivers can avoid trouble.

Whether you use the “Dear Friends” format or this memorandum format, please be sure to double-space and number your pages. The memo should be two to three pages long. Good luck!