We first addressed the literary term ,"point of view". I explained the difference between the first person point of view and the third person point of view. We discussed why the first person narrator is often deemed unreliable. I then provided some biographical information about Poe and his writings. I examined the conflict between the rational and irrational. After we read the entire short story, "The Tell Tale Heart" we noted the literary use of the unreliable narrator, Kate then worked on answering in writing a question discussing how and why the narrator endeavors to convince the reader he is reliable and not insane. We discussed the narrator's irrational perceptions and how the narrator acts on them. Kate did well in recognizing how to use textual evidence to support her answer.