How to view messages in mailboxes while composing mail

Now that I've installed Lion, I'm trying to make the switch from Outlook to the Mac Mail program.  But I'm having one frustrating annoyance, and maybe this is just the way macmail is.
My dilema is this...when I'm in fullscreen mode and I'm composing an email, the message fills the most of the screen and I can not access, view, work with any of my other messages, unless I bring mail out of fullscreen mode, or I hit 'cancel' and save the draft. 
Is there a way to move the email I'm composing out of the way so I can see my messages in my inbox or other mailboxes.  Many times I want to look back at something I wrote or received in an unrelated message.   But when I'm in full screen mode, I'm stuck. 
Is there a tweak, trick, tip, etc. that can help me?
Thanks

There were a couple workarounds suggested in another thread.  IMHO, both are pretty good workrounds and I have a trackpad so, to me, the 2nd suggestion is a little less cumbersome.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15916795#15916795
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16478334#16478334

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