I'm not good with this stuff, but I'd try summarizing the paper for your closing paragraph. End with a sentence like, "That's why I love summer vacation" if it's about why you like summer vacation. I hope that makes sense!
Use the second example. the excitement I had grew exponentially after that,as I wanted to know what would happen to me and my friends next
B. to draw a connection between the speaker and the reader
Usually, your third step is to hunt for clues like supporting details, vocabulary, dialogue. You will have to search through the specific passage and draw information based on the passage to make an inference.
I would think you would use repetition