  As large language models (LLMs) become more powerful and ubiquitous, systems
like ChatGPT are increasingly used by students to help them with writing tasks.
To better understand how these tools are used, we investigate how students
might use an LLM for essay writing, for example, to study the queries asked to
ChatGPT and the responses that ChatGPT gives. To that end, we plan to conduct a
user study that will record the user writing process and present them with the
opportunity to use ChatGPT as an AI assistant. This study's findings will help
us understand how these tools are used and how practitioners -- such as
educators and essay readers -- should consider writing education and evaluation
based on essay writing.
