This resource focuses on teaching students how to make and support inferences using textual evidence. Students will define inferences, analyze passages, distinguish between explicit and inferred statements, and utilize a specific formula consisting of text clues and background knowledge. Through examples and practice activities, learners will enhance their ability to draw logical conclusions from texts while emphasizing the importance of citing evidence to bolster their claims. The material includes a range of exercises from recognizing details to self-assessment checklists, challenge tasks encouraging creativity, and a structured graphic organizer for systematically presenting claims, evidence, and reasoning. Students are guided to reflect on their inferences and consider strategies for improvement, fostering deeper reading comprehension and analytical skills.