Kim Essenburg, who teaches English 10 at Christian Academy in Japan, responds:

 

In English 10, my students hone their thinking, writing, reading, and presentation skills as they grapple with world literature, for example:

• The Analects by Confucius
• Cry, the Beloved Country by Paton
• “To My Brother Miguel” by Vallejo
• Night by Wiesel
• A Midsummer’s Night Dream by Shakespeare

I want them to connect course content and skills with the 11 Biblical principles they learn:

1. Because people are in the image of God (Gen. 1.27, 9.6; Jas. 3.9), we are creative (Gen. 2.19 and 4.21-22; Exod. 35.30-36.1), communicative (Gen. 2.20-24; Exod. 4.10-12; Jer. 1.4-9) truth-seekers. —introductory unit
2. God charges us with developing the potentials of creation, including language. This is called the Cultural Mandate (Gen. 1.26-28, Ps. 8.5-8, Heb. 2.5-9). —introductory unit
3. All truth is God’s truth: truth people can deduce from creation (Ps. 19.1-6; Rom. 1.19-20, 2.14-16) as well as truth God reveals in scripture (Ps. 19.7-11, 2 Tim. 4.16-17). —introductory unit
4. The Bible is the clearest revelation of God’s truth, the touchstone for all other truth claims (Isa. 8.20, Acts 17.11, 2 Tim. 3.16-17). —introductory unit
5. God calls us to join Him in His work of restoration (Mic. 6.8, Isa. 1.17, Jer. 22.16, Hos. 6.6 and note, Matt. 23.23). —Cry, the Beloved Country unit
6. We must acknowledge “the deepening possibilities of evil in the human heart” within our own hearts before we can repent and be purified and find union with God (Jer. 17.9, Rom. 7.14-25, I Tim. 1.15). —Dante’s Inferno unit
7. Because people are made in the image of God (Gen. 1.26-27), every human being is worthy of honor and respect; s/he should be neither murdered (Gen. 9.6) nor cursed (Jas. 3.9). —Night unit
8. Because the Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves, we must seek the good of anyone it is within our power to help (Lev. 19.18, Matt. 22.39, Mark 12.31, Luke 10.27, Rom. 13.9, Gal. 5.14, Jas. 2.8). —Night unit
9. Human search for belonging is ultimately fulfilled in God (Psa. 90.1; Phil. 3.20; Heb. 11.8-10, 13-16). —short story unit
10. Every individual value has worth (Gen. 1:27, Psa. 139, Matt. 10.31, Luke 12.7, Rom. 12.3-9). —A Doll’s House unit
11. Secure in her worth in God’s eyes, the Christian follows Jesus’ example of service, humility, submission (I Cor. 10.24, 12.12-26; Mark 10.42-45; Phil. 2.1-11; Eph. 5.21). —A Doll’s House unit
12. The love God intends for a man and woman is a lifetime determination of the will to seek the good of the other person (Gen. 2.20-25, Matt. 19.3-9, Mal. 2.13-16, Eph. 5.22-33, I Cor. 13) —A Midsummer Night’s Dream unit