- In two paragraphs, write a summary and an analysis on "How Letting Go Can Improve Your Mental Health and Time ManagementL Taking the First Step is Key" by Tonia Cordi In your summary paragraph (first paragraph), do not directly quote from the article. Simply paraphrase (put in your own words) the article's main assertions. You will only be quoting in the second paragraph of the assignment. See sample on the flipside for formatting guides. Breaking Down the Summary: First paragraph: State Cordi's topic and central argument (or purpose) in the article. In other words, what is her position on the article's topic? Do not simply paraphrase the article chronologically from beginning to end. Instead boil the article to its essentials, as it were. Stay objective in your summary (that is, just represent the facts of the article). Second paragraph: Give one direct quotation from the article and discuss how it supports or expands the author's central argument or purpose. Avoid quotations that go over four lines in your paragraph. When you quote, begin by introducing the author (According to Tonia Cordi, or Cordi argues)