How to see inbox/ other mail without closing the e-mail I'm writing?

New Mac user seeks help!
If I'm writing an e-mail, I don't seem to be able to switch to my in-box without closing and saving the e-mail first (it's like having an open dialogue box in windows, where you can see but not access the program underneath until you close the box).  Can I not have multiple e-mails open at the same time?  Or look at my in-box or sent mail while I write?  I didn't realize how often I need to check a previous message while writing the current one until now, when I can't do it except laboriously!
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks!!  Trying to implement your solution made me realize what my problem was. My default mail setting seemed to be full screen, and in full screen mode I can't access the inbox or buttons underneath the open e-mail. But as soon as I shrink the e-mail slightly in order to see the top menu bar, it allowed me to not only access the menu bar, but also brought the whole inbox and associated tools alive.
With a little playing, I figured out to bring to the foreground function, as well as various ways to see multiple e-mails side-by-side, or switch between them from both the Window menu, as well as from the dock.
Many thanks for your help! While so far I have successfully googled all the things I couldn't figure out how to do, I didn't seem to be able to create search terms that were giving me a meaningful answer to this particular question.
It's a big learning curve, but oh so worth it!

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