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Thanks so much, Deborah, for your insights.  I have been thinking of this afternoon's discussion all evening and trying to come up with a good metacognitive "wrap up" for the lesson.  I suppose our inspiration for that lesson stemmed from Allison's closing remarks which included "you can even apply this type of activity to content."  It really got me wondering about the content-related possibilities and I suppose my own learning objective was to make her presentation tie content and metacognition together (with a stronger focus on content). 

I liked how Diane was able to wrap up part II with actual questions taken directly from last night's reading. 

Here I am now, trying to figure more closing metacognitive questions to be inserted into part III.  What do you think about the following:

"How did storytelling help you to understand the content?"  "Can you think of two more effective ways that you could have learned the material?"   "Why would these modes of teaching enhance your understanding of the topic?"  "Have you ever been presented with a learning activity/method that did not help your comprehension level?  Were you then presented with an alternative lesson that helped you reach the "aha" moment?  Why do you think one mode worked better than another?"  "How can this self-knowledge help you tackle future learning challenges?"

Thanks so much for taking the time to reflect upon our discussion today.