In the second paragraph, why does the author number the two-step procedure? A. to keep the reader from missing a step B. to show the reader how to make symmetrical paper cuts C. to provide the reader with background information on a historical art form D. to give the reader a variety of writing styles

D: To give the reader a variety of writing styles. There are lots of writing styles out there to help you. The author is describing what to do in one specific writing style and how to do it.

Explanation:

If you separate the writing process into two stages, you can exploit these opposing muscles one at a time: first be loose and accepting as you do fast early writing; then be critically toughminded as you revise what you have produced.

i think its a.

an ugly duckling is teased by the other ducklings. when she grows up, however, the ducklings discover that she is a beautiful swan