Using this as an introduction paragraph: sometimes, reading a story is like solving a mystery. authors often plant clues and hints throughout their stories to lead us to events that will happen later. this is called foreshadowing, and it builds tension. w. w. jacobs uses the technique of foreshadowing to create suspense in his short story "the monkey's paw." now - write a body paragraph around your first piece of evidence. make it clear to the reader that you're providing the evidence to support the claim you just included in the introduction. (evidence includes facts from the story in your own words, and also a quote from the story to back up your explanation.) format of the first example paragraph: you might start with a transition: one strong example of foreshadowing in the story occurs when . . include a quote from the story of the foreshadowing. explain what happens as a result of the foreshadowing.