{"id":1633,"date":"2026-11-03T18:13:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2026-11-03T18:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:43:40","slug":"manners-maketh-a-man-discursive-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/manners-maketh-a-man-discursive-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Manners Maketh a Man \u2014 Discursive Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 9<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n
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ICSE English Composition<\/div>\n
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What this composition helps you practise<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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This composition shows how to discuss a proverb-like statement by first explaining its meaning and then connecting it with behaviour, character, upbringing, education and social relationships. The model argues that good manners are an important part of a respectable personality.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Composition Prompt<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\u201cManners maketh a man.\u201d Discuss.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Composition at a Glance<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\ud83d\udcac Discuss the Statement<\/div>\n
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\n 1<\/span>\n Recommended length:<\/strong> approximately 300\u2013350 words<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 2<\/span>\n Central idea:<\/strong> manners reveal and shape character<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 3<\/span>\n Recommended time:<\/strong> up to 30 minutes<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 4<\/span>\n Focus:<\/strong> conduct, upbringing, education, society and personality<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n 1<\/span>\n Introduction: \u201cA gentleman by gentle deeds is known, for a man by nothing is more betrayed as by his manners.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 2<\/span>\n Pleasing manners makes a person attractive, pleasant, and appealing.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 3<\/span>\n Parents and family environment play an important role.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 4<\/span>\n Good and wholesome education is also an essential prerequisite.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 5<\/span>\n The society expects all its members to be civilised.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 6<\/span>\n Important to learn good manners and make it a part of our personality.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 7<\/span>\n Conclusion: Good manners are the ornaments that make a woman a lady and a man a gentleman.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Model Essay<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\u201cA gentleman by gentle deeds is known, for a man by nothing is more betrayed, as by his manners,\u201d said Edmund Spencer. Manners not only constitute outward behaviour, but also construe good conduct and morality. Thus it would be wrong to assume that good manners comprise only table manners, social etiquettes, and salutations. Education and family environment also plays an important role in imparting good moral values, which lead to good character.<\/p>\n

A person may be handsome or beautiful, but he\/she becomes attractive, pleasant, and appealing only by having pleasing manners. We are not born with it but have to cultivate it at home and at school. A child, lacking in etiquettes like talking, greeting, or carrying himself\/herself would grow up to be an uncouth and disgusting person.<\/p>\n

It is because of this parents inculcate good values in children. The family environment and peer group plays an important role in its development. People with disturbed childhood are often found wanting in good personality traits. We have before us the example of Hitler, who because of his bad experience with Jews in childhood became a tyrant. Most hardened criminal\u2019s childhood is also unhappy and sad. They may adorn themselves with the most expensive dresses, but their mannerism and actions, betray them for what they really are.<\/p>\n

Good and wholesome education is also an essential prerequisite. It enables one to differentiate between good or bad, noble or evil. It helps in imbibing good habits and noble virtues like honesty, truthfulness, compassion, etc. and shun bad habits and vices. A person without these qualities of head and heart, is but a savage.<\/p>\n

The society expects all its members to be civilised. A civilised person would show concern and consideration for others. He\/she would be patient while listening to others\u2019 problems, be diplomatic in speaking, so as not to hurt other\u2019s feeling. He\/she would respect elders and guide and motivate youngsters. Such a person would be an asset to the society, while an unmannerly person would be highly undesirable for there can never be an excuse to justify such behaviour coming from a person of any age.<\/p>\n

It is therefore important to learn good manners and make it a part of our personality. Thus it moulds our character and makes one a respectable person. People endowed with it are popular and acceptable to the society, while ill-mannered persons are looked upon with disdain and at best avoided.<\/p>\n

Undoubtedly good manners are the ornaments that make a woman a lady and a man a gentleman. It plays an important role in our lives, without which we can never be, a respectable person in the true sense.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Practice tip:<\/strong> When discussing a proverb or quotation, do not spend the whole essay repeating the wording. Explain what the statement means, identify the qualities behind it, show how those qualities appear in everyday behaviour, and then give your overall judgement.\n <\/div>\n\n
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The statement is interpreted broadly<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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The model explains manners as more than table etiquette or greetings. It connects them with conduct, morality and character, giving the essay enough depth for a full discussion.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Everyday behaviour makes the idea concrete<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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The essay refers to speaking, greeting, listening, showing consideration and respecting others. Concrete behaviour makes an abstract quality such as good manners easier to explain.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Upbringing and education are presented as influences<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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The model links manners with family environment and education. This moves the essay beyond describing polite behaviour and asks how good habits and values may be developed.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Social value becomes a separate line of reasoning<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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The essay argues that consideration, patience and respectful communication make a person more acceptable in society. This gives the discussion a practical social dimension rather than treating manners as appearance alone.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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The conclusion connects manners with personality<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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The final paragraphs return to the idea that manners should become part of a person\u2019s character. This directly answers the statement \u201cManners maketh a man\u201d and provides a clear closing judgement.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Language Builder<\/div>\n

Useful Vocabulary and Expressions<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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constitute<\/div>
To form or make up something.<\/div><\/div>\n
etiquette<\/div>
The accepted rules of polite behaviour in society or a particular situation.<\/div><\/div>\n
inculcate<\/div>
To teach an idea, value or habit through repeated instruction and example.<\/div><\/div>\n
uncouth<\/div>
Lacking good manners, refinement or social grace.<\/div><\/div>\n
prerequisite<\/div>
Something required before another thing can happen or develop.<\/div><\/div>\n
imbibing<\/div>
Absorbing or learning ideas, values or knowledge.<\/div><\/div>\n
disdain<\/div>
A feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect.<\/div><\/div>\n
qualities of head and heart<\/div>
A combination of sound judgement, intelligence and good human qualities.<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Practice Prompt<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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\u201cGood manners are not merely social rules; they reveal a person\u2019s character.\u201d Discuss this statement with suitable reasons and examples.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Write approximately 300\u2013350 words<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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1<\/span>Have you explained what the statement means?<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span>Have you distinguished genuine manners from mere outward formality?<\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/span>Have you used concrete examples of behaviour?<\/span><\/div>\n
4<\/span>Have you shown how upbringing, education or society may influence manners?<\/span><\/div>\n
5<\/span>Does your conclusion return to the original statement?<\/span><\/div>\n
6<\/span>Have you checked grammar, spelling and punctuation?<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Exam Tip<\/div>\n

ICSE Composition Guidelines<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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For ICSE Examination Year 2027, the composition should be approximately 300\u2013350 words<\/strong>. Question 1 carries 20 marks<\/strong>, and the specimen paper recommends spending no more than 30 minutes<\/strong> on it.<\/p>\n

For a discuss<\/strong> prompt built around a quotation or proverb, explain the central idea clearly, develop it through relevant reasons and examples, and give a definite overall judgement.<\/p>\n

Official ICSE 2027 English Syllabus<\/a><\/p>\n

Official ICSE 2027 English Language Specimen and Draft Marking Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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