How do I select an e-mail without opening it?

Sorry if this is already answered, I couldn't find it anywhere.
When I get a new e-mail I go to the inbox and see that it's junk mail. It has the blue dot next to it showing that it has not been opened. How do I send it to the junk folder without selecting/opening/reading it? This is a problem because I am led to believe that the spammers know if their message was read and will send more. If I control-click on it and send it to Junk it still marks it as read.
Thanks.
(Mail 1.3.11)
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Hello Ariel.
The Mail.app does not support requesting a delivered or read receipt for messages sent by the Mail.app nor does it provide a delivered or read receipt without your knowledge when requested by the sender so this is no concern with the Mail.app.
To protect yourself from spammers, do not automatically render all HTML received. If a spammer's HTML includes embedded images and/or objects, there is a potential you are notifyng the spammer your email address is valid when any HTML is rendered. This is often done by embedding your email address in the HTML links (particularly for graphics). When your mail application connects to the Internet to load graphics from the spammer's Web site, the spammer can log your address as "known good."
If the Mail.app automatically marks a message as Junk, it will not automatically render any HTML included in the message when the message is opened but if you prefer to tightly control your email address, turning off HTML rendering is a good idea. If the HTML is not rendered, then no request is sent to the spammer when viewing the mail.
If you choose to turn off HTML rendering, beware that clicking any link in the unrendered message may compromise your identity. When viewing a spam message, do not click on any link that contains any portion of your email address. If the link appears to include encrypted data (looks like random characters), this could also be your email user name.
Follow these steps to turn on or off HTML rendering, as desired:
1. Open Mail.
2. Choose Mail > Preferences.
3. Click the Viewing icon in the Preferences window.
4. Select or deselect (as desired) the checkbox for "Display images and embedded objects in HTML messages".
If there is a valid message that contains HTML that must be rendered from a remote server, select the Load Images button at the upper right of the message window below the message header.

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